Throughout the past month, we’ve continued to share resources and information to raise awareness for Fraud Prevention Month. Below is a curated list of courses designed to help keep your credit union and your members safe from fraudulent attacks.
To register or learn more, a CCUA Campus account is required. To request an account contact clientsolutions@ccua.com.
Flag the Money™
The
Flag the Money series reflects FINTRAC’s latest amendments to the
anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations. These
changes are set to take effect in June 2021. Sign up now and be the
first to find out what’s new and what’s changed once the updates become
available in June.
Flag Financial Crime
This
micro-learning series provides ongoing training opportunities with more
detailed guidance on specific AML topics such as identify fraud, and
related financial crime subjects such as romance fraud and human
trafficking. Each course is just 3-9 minutes in length, and new titles
are added quarterly.
Card Fraud
This
20-minute online course provides an overview of card fraud, the common
methods criminals use to steal cards and card data, and introduction to
ATM and POS terminal tampering, best practices for protecting our
members from card fraud and more!
Fraud Awareness
This
20-minute interactive, online course provides employees wit an overview
of fraud, including the different types and the potential impacts;
common methods criminals use to commit fraud; and techniques and best
practices for protecting our members—and the credit union—from fraud.
Your Role in Privacy and Information Security
Updated
in 2021, this 75-minute eLearning module will provide the information
employees at all levels of the organization need to manage privacy
risks. While working through this interactive eLearning module,
employees learn how to spot information security threats and gain an
understanding of what leads to a privacy breach. This course reviews the
10 privacy principles, aligning each to a credit union scenario.
Below is also a list of the final upcoming events in relation to FPM 2021:
- Monday March 22 at 1 pm EDT, the Ontario Securities Commission is inviting partners to participate in their financial fraud prevention Twitter. For more information or to contribute, please contact Justin Leung-Yinko.
- On Monday 29, Toronto Police Service to issue a public announcement on red flags of identity theft.
- On March 31, CAFC will host aTwitter #FraudChat at 1 p.m. (EDT) on fraud initiated by mail or in person.
- On March 31, Toronto Police Service will host #Fraudathon from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT) covering topics such as: identity theft, grandparent scams, home renovation scams, and advance fee loans, to name a few.
We will also continue to share additional resources across our social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & Instagram).