One thing no one talks about is protecting your online identity, which is crazy since cybercrime in Canada has increased by 130% since 2020, and $380 million was lost by Canadians from scams and fraud in 2021 as per the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre? Not only that there were 67,533 victims of fraud in 2021, an increase of 60% compared to 2020.

This is all to say that financial fraud, scams, and cybercrime in general are on the rise. So what can we do to avoid becoming another statistic and protect your online identity? I talk about one simple solution to help stay safer online in this video (hint, it’s to use protection like TELUS Online Security Powered by Norton). Because these fraudsters are getting smarter and more tech-savvy, which means we need to work harder at avoiding their traps.

In this video, I share tips about how to avoid falling victim to financial fraud, how I almost fell victim myself just a few months ago and how I'm still a victim of an ongoing spear phishing scam, and what I've personally set up to put myself in a more secure position personally and for my business.

*This video is sponsored by TELUS Online Security, but all views and opinions expressed are my own and are based on my own experience and research of the subject matter.*

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
01:55 Stats on Cybercrime in Canada
02:58 Cybercrime During Tax Season
04:12 How I Almost Became a Victim of a Scam
07:00 How My Followers Are Being Scammed
08:44 Most Common Scams to Be Aware Of
11:08 The Simple Solution for Staying Safer Online that I’ve Subscribed to: TELUS Online Security
14:09 Three Things You Should Do to Better Protect Yourself
17:40 BuzzFeed Quiz to See How Safe You're Being (Or Not)

RESOURCES

➡️ What to Expect When the CRA Contacts You https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/corporate/security/protect-yourself-against-fraud.html
➡️ Top 10 Frauds in Canada https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/features-vedette/2022/02/frauds-10-fraudes-eng.htm
➡️ Dark Web Monitoring https://www.telus.com/en/online-security/dark-web-monitoring?cmp=aff_jessica_tos
➡️ TELUS Online Security Powered by Norton to Help Prevent Fraud https://www.telus.com/en/online-security?cmp=aff_jessica_tos
➡️ BuzzFeed Quiz https://www.buzzfeed.com/telus/well-tell-you-just-how-safe-youre-being-online
➡️ Blog Post About this on My Website https://jessicamoorhouse.com/protect-online-identity-prevent-fraud-telus-online-security/

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I'm Jessica Moorhouse, a money expert, Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada®, speaker, blogger, YouTuber, and host of the More Money Podcast. I'm based out of Toronto, ON, Canada and turned my personal finance blogging side hustle into my full-time business so I could spend all my time teaching others how they can take control of their lives by taking control of their money. To learn more, check out my website https://jessicamoorhouse.com

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