Alberta RCMP urges Albertans to consider cyber safety while shopping

With the holiday season coming up, and Black Friday and Cyber Monday occurring in November, many people will be starting their shopping this month.

As a result, Alberta RCMP would like to remind Albertans to practice cyber safety while shopping online.

In Alberta RCMP jurisdiction in 2020, there were 49 reports of unauthorized use of credit card data and of these, zero were reported in November, three were reported in December, and four were reported in January 2021. Many times, according to RCMP, reports of unauthorized use of credit card data occur later as many people don’t realize they’ve been the victim of fraud until the next billing cycle.

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