For Seniors
This is a new section for MacWest, I will be adding more information to help our must valued member's. If you have an idea or link, please let me know and I will post it on this page, Dale Marcell-WebMaster
Member Contributor: Peter Skinder
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC): About us
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre was officially created in North Bay,Ontario, in January 1993 by Barry Elliott, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch. The citizens of Northern Ontario were being targeted by telemarketing fraud, which at the time was an emerging scam. Barry's initiative became known as "Project PhoneBusters" and it consisted of Barry and a member of the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment investigating complaints and entering the victims’ information in a central-sourcing national database maintained by the OPP. The original mandate of PhoneBusters was to prosecute, under the Criminal Code of Canada, key individuals in Ontario and Quebec who were involved in telemarketing fraud. Early on,the Competition Bureau Canada played an important role in assisting with these investigations.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre was officially created in North Bay,Ontario, in January 1993 by Barry Elliott, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch. The citizens of Northern Ontario were being targeted by telemarketing fraud, which at the time was an emerging scam. Barry's initiative became known as "Project PhoneBusters" and it consisted of Barry and a member of the local Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment investigating complaints and entering the victims’ information in a central-sourcing national database maintained by the OPP. The original mandate of PhoneBusters was to prosecute, under the Criminal Code of Canada, key individuals in Ontario and Quebec who were involved in telemarketing fraud. Early on,the Competition Bureau Canada played an important role in assisting with these investigations.
Member Contributor: La Vern Richards