Assisting Victims of Identity Theft

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2. About our presenters… Margaret Capes is Legal Education Coordinator of Community Law School (Sarnia Lambton). She also acts as Review Counsel for Community Legal Services, as an adjunct professor in the clinical law program, and as faculty advisor for Pro Bono Students Canada and the Dispute Resolution Centre, all at the Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario. She is the former Executive Director of Community Legal Assistance Sarnia. Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc.

3. About our presenters… Daniel Chometa is the Community Outreach Manager for Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada. Dan’s work is dedicated to generating awareness personal finance issues. He has spearheaded financial literacy initiatives with organizations such as The United Way of Greater Toronto and the Toronto Adult Student Association. Dan is a graduate of Mount Allison University.

4. About our presenters… Elaine Magil is the Manager of Outreach and Development for the Homeward Bound program at WoodGreen Community Services in Toronto. She teaches financial education for women and newcomers, and also works closely with single mothers to address a wide range of challenges. She has worked in community and social services for over 6 years in Canada and the United States.

6. How to Help a Victim Contact Police – file a police report Notify the Credit Bureaus – Equifax, Trans Union Contact your Banking Institution Investigate New Accounts – review your credit report Contact Corporate or Banking Ombudsmen Check your Address with Canada Post to see if there was a change of address reported Check your Passport – check with passport Canada to be sure no one has applied for a new passport under your name. Visit www.ppt.gc.ca or call 1.888.567.6868 Contact Phone Busters (The Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre) 1.888.495.8501 or www.phonebusters.com Contact RECOL (Reporting Economic Crime Online) 1.888.495.8501 or www.recol.ca

8. Other Resources Competition Bureau www.competitionbureau.gc.ca Privacy Commissioner www.privcom.gc.ca RCMP http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams-fraudes/id-theft-vol-eng.htm Phonebusters www.phonebusters.com Office of Consumer Affairs www.consumer.ic.gc.ca RECOL www.recol.ca Canadian Bankers Association www.cba.ca Canada Post www.canadapost.ca Financial Consumer Agency www.fcac.gc.ca Department of Justice www.canada.justice.gc.ca Ministry of Consumer Services www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/pages/default.aspx efault.aspx CLEONet – www.cleonet.ca

9. 2010, Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc. Margaret Capes Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc. [email_address] Dan Chometa Consolidated Credit Counseling Services of Canada Inc. [email_address] Elaine Magil WoodGreen Community Services [email_address] Presenter Contact Information

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