March 7-8: Fraud prevention month

By News Staff

Posted Mar 7, 2014 9:26 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

March is Fraud prevention month. According to a national study, two in five Canadians have been approached to invest in a fraudulent scheme. Senior business editor Mike Eppel reports.

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