#201 TURNing it up with Detective Scott Abbott, Edmonton Police Services

“Social media makes our lives and jobs easier. Collect information, instant access to family members, instant communication. But on the flip side, scammers also use social media through ad listings.”- Detective Scott Abbott

Detective Scott Abbott is a member of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS). He truly believes that education and prevention are crucial to our fight against fraud and scams and actively promotes these within our city.

At the beginning of their sit down, Abbot and Sapreet talk about Fraud Prevention month and what is entails  (1:01), the different scams going around the city (2:25), what exactly are romantic scams (3:31), the details of employment scams  (5:55), why does Abbot feel there's such a hesitancy for people to come forward if they become a victim of a scam (8:47), if there is any correlation with the figures or the rise of scams with the number of newcomers (10:11), what steps should people be taking after or even to protect themselves or once it's actually occurred (10:56), how identity theft plays a part in scams (12:12), discuss his new podcast ‘The Con Job’  (12:30), and finally if there a certain age demographic that we're seeing more scams in (12:25)

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