A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 23, 2006 ~- From front a ———- a : Riverboat Days door prize 4 sang HELE owe _ y >uying a ra e ticket - offer proves misleading / ym taht 3rd prize, two three-topping pizzas from Checkers “Never give out personal information or financial infor- door prize offer in Prince Rupert during that community Ss , Tickets are $5 and only 500 have been printed -mation over the phone,” said Patenaude. - . Seafest celebration in June. no Draw date is Sept. 15, 2006 at Nitastl es _ “There are all kinds of phone scams out there, charitable The same kind of thing happened two’ years ago. at the | 635-5356 f formation ‘scams and the such,” she said. | | . Bulkley Valley Fall Fair.in Smithers when RCMP received Call 635 Sala ‘And there’s nothing wrong with simply hanging up if the complaints that a company collected names via a prizeentry = S AF E caller. becomes too persistent, the constable added. only to be told the cruise then won was subject toanumber «| . ae . » ©, Scammers even target people based on the deaths of of fees. _ is located on the second floor of the Tillicum Twin , RCMP officers by saying they are collecting money on be- “The victim is required to provide a Visa number and oo ON Theatre building by using the _ half of.the families of the officers, said Patenaude. , when done, the cruise company attempts to obtain $1,000, - — ™ back entrance *. Those seeking more information on phone-based sales _ said an investigating RCMP officer at the time.” - tactics and frauds should visit the RCMP website at www. As was the case with the Riverboat Days society here, fall . veo . we . a” Ca remp-gre.gc.ca. Click through to the either the English or’ — fair organizers in Smithers, were unaware of the intent of the = : _—. ~ French home pages. If it is the English page, look at the top. prize draw method. i, : co _ Click. on.“scams/frauds” ‘for details..° > In that case, the company. appeared to be located i in On- - by ‘ People can also call Phonebusters, a specific agency han-. tario. . 7 “dling phone fraud, at 1-888-495-8501. ‘ Several people who did provide credit card information D .Max’ Min -~ Total D- Max Min. Total A .Temp Temp. Precip Y C©C mm... 4131.6 129. 0.0 12 32.7 14.1. ..0.0. There were also reports of a Great Vacations Destination " had the charges reversed. » Just be careful of what you do “- A Temp: Temp Precip |: YG °C mm |: 411.23.0° 10.7. 0.0. 12 186 12:3 0.2. > STORIES SUCH as the Great Vacations Destination experi-- “Why trust someone you don’t know with a credit card ro 13 18.9 13.3 1.2 a 13. 33.4 159 -0.0 ‘ence here over the. Riverboat Days weekend are all too fa- “umber?” Lis said. * Z868O9)}144°488 12.2 3.91114 285 147 0.0 oe "miliar to the Better Business Bureau. - »Credit card companies ‘do allow people to reclaim charges ‘Gm 15 23.0. 9.7 0.0. 145 04.4 16.1_ 00 ‘Bureau operations director Simone Lis says it’s another " they authorize but that takes time and effort best avoided by - example of how unsuspecting people may end 1 up with more — not getting into a position of having todot it in the first place, - than they bargained for by entering draws or giving out per- » ° Lis counselled. , os “ sonal information. ~~~ ° Great Vacations Destination i is based i in Flotida and state - 1625.2: 96 00 16 21.0 14.8. 0.0 || 17.247 11.4 | We LPR ERR Eee ‘A s t Laleeamnsndirawuness oe veers bree ack rar POSER eee “If people ask for financial information ‘such as a credit law there: provides for buyers to receive refunds within 30 _ SSSA LITTLEST card number, beware,” said Lis. “Remember that you really days of making a payment. | oh . Alertness/Distraction haven’t won anything if you have to pay for it. There are all ., Information on that can be obtained on-line. by. doing the ‘tong ays of eee he ent: tu *-dkinds of ‘examples of wanting money up front. or facing hid: following: | and ‘drowsiness. Take Hrequent’.brecks. ; to stretch and rest to remain alert and . den fees later. on.” : > mo. ‘1. Type.in http: Mooakes. org in aweb browser. - safe.. The use of cell phones can cause , man oe we Tt appears that the Great Vacations sales plan, while of- . * ©2. Look for * recent ‘comments’ section. : nh sifi ‘lack ‘of to the j ‘ a signiticant lack ‘of attention to t Const i ‘Terrace » fering cruises, is’ really aimed at marketing time-share ac- - _ 3. Then click on “Florida vacations. How to cancel.” -_ {8 highway when used while driving. . onstruction, Terrac *.commodation, Lis added. ‘Some of these pitches can be re- _ 4, Then click on ‘source’ under ‘Florida vacations. 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