Debit Card Fraud

If you are the victim of fraud:

• Immediately alert your financial institution and cancel your debit card.
• Contact the police or go to your neighbourhood police station.

• Never disclose your personal identification number (PIN).
• Do not choose an easy PIN and do not write it down anywhere.
• Carry out your transactions at times and places where you feel comfortable.
• Never let your card out of your sight.
• When you enter your PIN, use your body or your other hand to block the view of people nearby.
• If you suspect that an automatic teller has been tampered with, try entering a fake PIN. If it works, alert the financial institution.
• In case of loss or theft, have your financial institution cancel your debit card immediately.

Recent scams and fraud - Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

The Little Black Book of Scams - Competition Bureau