Seniors, Digital Spaces and Cyber Fraud Prevention EAO Webinar Series Speaker: Cameron Field, Toronto Police Service/Toronto Police College Facilitated by: Rochella Vassell, Regional Consultant, EAO Tuesday November 8th 2016 The Information and opinions expressed here today are not necessarily those of the Government of Ontario
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Our Presenter: Field is a Staff Sergeant with the Toronto Police Service and currently manages the Investigative Training team at the Toronto Police College. Prior to that he managed the Corporate Crimes Team of the Organized Crime Enforcement Service. He is the co-founder of the Social Media Working Group on financial crime prevention and has authored articles on fraud reporting for companies, fraud prevention and crime prevention through social media. He is presently the Deputy Director of the Canadian Society of Evidence Based Policing and a former Vice President of the Canadian Association of Threat Assessment Professionals. He recently completed his Masters dissertation on Seniors and On-Line Fraud Prevention and is lecturing frequently on fraud and fraud prevention in digital spaces. He received a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Justice Studies from the University of Guelph and a M.Sc. in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. He is interested in collaborating on research into sociodemographic factors and how they affect both fraudsters and fraud victims. He is a frequent public speaker in the private and public sector on such topics as fraud prevention, corporate risk management, new and social media as a means of crime and loss prevention, behavioural assessment and analysis, large case management and investigative techniques and managing risk in law enforcement.
Webinar Learning Objectives 1. The types of fraud on the internet 2. Identify what makes seniors unique when it comes to cyber fraud 3. Awareness of government surveys that measure seniors use of the internet 4. Awareness on types of fraud prevention and what actually works 5. Finding unique comfort levels when using the internet
SENIORS, DIGITAL SPACES AND CYBER FRAUD PREVENTION Cameron Field, BAA, MSc Detective Sergeant Toronto Police Service Manager Investigative Training
LETS START THE CONVERSATION.
EVIDENCE BASED POLICING IN ACTION FOR SENIORS Problem based policing Seniors by the numbers A demographical overview Implications for governments and police agencies Leveraging evidence based policing
THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECT The Question: Is on line fraud prevention effective with Seniors while in digital spaces This question is based on the numbers and could represent an significant drain on government resources 2008 Stats Can Internet usage survey Ground breaking trends Demographic trends and numbers
THE RESEARCH PROJECT Utilize the Routine Activities Theory and Situational Crime Prevention with a cyber lens Research problems Existing research Leverage Focus Groups Technology defined and measured Academic and Ethical issues The writing
What Works What Doesn t Work THINK #OLDSCHOOL
What we did in 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =_irz9q5zs7a Fraud Prevention Month SENIORS WEREN T LISTENING
UNDERSTANDING THE LAST GREATEST GENERATION
TYPES OF FRAUD ON SENIORS Spear phishing Romance Scams Renovation Scams Grandchild Emergency Scam Investment Scams Door to Door Sales Scams Roofing Scams
THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE ADVOCACY.
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