Articles in The Saturday Series
How to Avoid... Summer Jobs Scams
These days, I noticed a lot of inviting posters popping up on signposts downtown: “summer job, make $300 a day!”, “last year our employees made $10,000 over the summer” etc. So I set to investigate these “great” summer jobs.
How to Avoid... Banking Scams
Who doesn’t have a bank account these days? A checking account and a credit card are often essential to everyday life but unfortunately, banking comes with a number of scams.
I strongly encourage newcomers to Canada to get familiar with the local banking system, including debit cards, saving accounts, credit cards and credit reports.
How to Avoid... Email Scams
I’m such a lucky girl. Sometimes, I get out-of-the-blue emails from strangers all around the world who want to share their life saving with me, or simply want to give me money.
And look at what I recently received: a job offer! In Canada! I couldn’t resist sharing it with you.After all, I may be the only person in the entire world who received it. Told you I was lucky.
How to Avoid... Identity Theft
Of all the frauds and scams around, identity theft is probably one of the scariest of all. It’s sneaky and the consequences can be huge, not to mention that clearing the whole mess up can be Kafkaesque. How to prove that someone else assumes your identity? How to prove that you are not responsible for your fraudulent alter ego’s actions? The consequences of this crime can be felt for years.
How to Avoid.. Consumer Scams
Unlike in France, the customer is king in North America. This means that businesses take customer service seriously and everything is made to make your life easier: long opening hours, generous return policies, customer help desk, toll-free numbers… Unfortunately, there are also a few scams going around.
How to Avoid... Employment Scams
I was a French teacher for the federal government for four years. Once day, as I was having lunch in on the Statistic Canada campus, I was approached by two guys. They introduced themselves and explained there were “working here” and took an interest in the papers I was grading.
How to Avoid... Immigration Fraud
I recently complained about the number of scams going on in Thailand but I must admit Canada is not perfect either. While the government and the police are relatively corruption-free, and the country is very safe, we have a fair number of scam and fraud problems.
5 Last Photography Tips (X)
In this 10 Photography Tips series, I tried my best to give you some insight on various aspects of photography. I wanted to close this series with five final tips for photographers. I hope you enjoyed it and learned something!
