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<div><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>COMMUNIQUÉ</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Fraud alert and other articles for your newsletters</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Tax season is an ideal time to remind Ottawa residents about the dangers of tax fraud and other scams. With that in mind, Crime Prevention Ottawa has prepared an article with tips and advice from Staff Sergeant
Stephanie Burns with the Ottawa Police Service. This article is available for you to download for use in your newsletters, blogs and e-news.
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">This is just one of a series of bilingual articles prepared by Crime Prevention Ottawa that can be included in your corporate communications. It is our goal to help you share the information that will help everyone
stay safe and build safer neighbourhoods. </span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Our article topics include:</span></font></div>
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<li>Fraud and scams</li><li>Bush parties</li><li>Staying safe from home takeovers</li><li>Creating safer communities</li><li>The dark side of social media</li><li>Neighbours working with neighbours</li><li>Disabilities and abuse</li><li>Reporting crime</li><li>Keeping watch on neighbourhoods</li><li>Recognizing youth potential in your neighbourhood</li><li>Drug advice for parents</li><li>Romance fraud</span></font> </li></ul>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">To view these and other articles, please visit
<a href="http://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/en/get-involved/"><font color="#0563C1"><u>http://www.crimepreventionottawa.ca/en/get-involved/</u></font></a>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">If you choose to include our articles, we’d love to know! Please drop us a line at
<a href="mailto:cpo@ottawa.ca"><font color="#0563C1"><u>cpo@ottawa.ca</u></font></a>.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>COMMUNIQUÉ</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Alerte de fraude et autres articles pour vos bulletins</b></span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">La période des impôts est le moment opportun de rappeler aux résidents d’Ottawa comment se protéger contre la fraude et autres arnaques. À cette fin, Prévention du crime Ottawa a rédigé un article qui offre
des conseils et des astuces de la sergente d’état-major Stephanie Burns au Service de Police d’Ottawa. Vous pouvez télécharger cet article et l’inclure dans vos bulletins, blogues et nouvelles électroniques.
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Ce dernier fait partie d’une série d’articles bilingues offerte par Prévention du crime Ottawa que vous pourrez insérer dans vos communications corporatives. Notre but est de vous aider à partager les informations
qui aideront à maintenir la sécurité de tous et à créer des quartiers sans danger.
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Parmi les sujets couverts dans nos articles :</span></font></div>
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<li>La fraude et autres arnaques</li><li>Les fêtes en forêt</li><li>Éviter la prise de possession de domicile</li><li>Créer des quartiers sécuritaires</li><li>Les dangers des médias sociaux</li><li>La collaboration entre voisins</li><li>L’abus envers les personnes ayant un handicap</li><li>Signaler un crime</li><li>Veiller sur son voisinage</li><li>Reconnaître le potentiel des jeunes dans votre quartier</li><li>Les conseils pour les parents sur la drogue</li><li>La fraude par séduction</span></font> </li></ul>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">Pour visionner ces articles, veuillez visiter
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