Avoiding Phoney Emails
The Province ran a couple of stories on online banking theft and phoney emails tips. Here is a quick excerpt:
- Be aware that authentic banks will never request that their clients divulge personal information, such as account numbers and passwords, in an e-mail.
- Authenticate the website you are going to is genuine by verifying that it has a secure sockets layer (SSL) certificate.
- Never click on a link in a suspicious e-mail. Instead search out an official bank URL site via your browser bar.
- Never download an attachment from a suspicious e-mail. It may consist of a virus or spyware.
- Contact your bank immediately if you suspect somebody has tried to emulate you online.
Online Classifieds Can Be Crime Haven
Police receive complaints every day about stolen goods being sold on online classified websites or from someone losing rent money to con men. One woman is tracking the scams on her own blog. The Province wrote an article about the issue.
Olympic Tickets
From October 3 to November 7 the first phase of Olympic tickets will be available for public requests. Visit www.vancouver2010.com or call the Vancouver 2010 Ticketing Call Centre at 1-800-TICKETS (1-800-842-5387) after September 15 for details.
There will be a ticket reselling program offered by the Olympics’ people, so visit the website for more details.
September 17: Details on Olympic Experience Packages and “How to maximize your Olympic experience” information will be released on vancouver2010.com and at a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon presentation
September 25: Vancouver 2010 media conference to provide full information and important reminders on the sale of Olympic Winter Games tickets
September 27 and 28: Publication of Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games ticket information supplements in The Globe and Mail and Canwest newspapers.
October 2: News release to remind public of key ticket buying tips
October 3: Tickets to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games go on sale