When Melissa Vroon, co-founder of familyfuncanada.com, received an invoice for a transaction she didn’t remember, she began investigating. It turns out she had been the victim of credit card fraud. Though her banking institution reimbursed her, she still wanted answers. The invoice was billed to her name and address but had a different name and address for where the item was to be shipped.
While I do a lot of my Christmas shopping throughout the year, some gifts, such as our gift exchange names, must necessarily wait until the busy season. I often have to drag my three kids with me on these excursions, and find myself worrying about losing them in a store or in the mall at large while I’m distracted by the craziness of it all.
Justin Hwang, Associate Vice President of Fraud Management at TD Canada Trust, says I should also be worried about someone stealing my identity.
