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March is Fraud Prevention Month, so the ASC advises all Albertans to visit checkfirst.ca before you invest your dollars! by emil tiedemann E ARLIER this month, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) hosted an event at the Three Bananas Cafe in downtown Edmonton, as a way to educate people on ways they could protect themselves from investment fraud. The temporary CheckFirst Cafe served up free coffee, muffins and valuable information on how to avoid being burned by investment fraud schemes. Just in case you didn't know, the ASC is the regulatory agency responsible for administering the province's securities laws. It is entrusted with fostering a fair and efficient capital market in Alberta and with protecting investors. As a member of the Canadian Securities Administrators, the ASC works to improve, coordinate, and harmonize the regulation of Canada's capital markets.  Scammers are always finding  new ways to take your hard-earned money, a year-round issue fo...

Alberta Securities Commission's CheckFirst.ca( fé ) comes to Edmonton to help Albertans avoid getting burned by investment fraud by emil tiedemann I T'S time to wake up and smell the coffee! March happens to be Fraud Prevention Month , and the sad reality is that investment fraud is a persistent issue in our province - in fact, some 30% of Albertans believe that they have been approached with a potentially fraudulent investment. That's nearly one in every three people! The Alberta Securities Commission has your back, and wants to educate Albertans about investment fraud during Fraud Prevention Month! For many folks it can be difficult to spot a bad investment, but the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is here to help point Albertans in the right direction. The ASC is bringing its popular Café to downtown Edmonton, to remind Albertans to check before they invest. The CheckFirst Café is part of the ASC's CheckFirst.ca campaign , aimed at educating Albe...