GUELPH – Citizens face an increasing number of opportunities to be defrauded these days.
From internet to telephone scams, there are plenty of people willing and able to take the money of the unwary.
Guelph Police Services has provided a number of helpful telephone numbers and web addresses for anyone who suspects that he has been defrauded.
Those include:
– Equifax, 1 800 465 7166 www.equifax.ca;
– Trans Union, 1-800-663-9980 www.tuc.ca;
– PhoneBusters, 1-888-495-8501 www.phonebusters.com;
– Better Business Bureau, 1-800-459-8875 (Kitchener);
– Ontario Securities Commission, 1-877-785-1 555;
– Registered charities, 1-800-267-2384;
– Ministry of Consumer and Business Services, 1-800-889-9768; and
– Guelph Police Service – 519-824-1212.
In Wellington County, people can contact the OPP at:
– Fergus, 519-843-4240;
– Rockwood, 519-856-1506;
– Mount Forest, 323-3130; and
– Palmerston, 519-343-5770.
