Manitoba Public Insurance is warning the public not to give out any personal information to an automated voice-messaging system that is offering to renew members' Autopac policies or driver's licenses over the phone. Several people in the Dauphin, Virden and Erickson areas were contacted recently under this apparent scam, MPI said. The automated messaging system asked them to renew either their Autopac policy or driver's license, and then requested the person's credit card number.

Please Note:

· MPI does not conduct business in this manner. Brokers never phone customers individually to renew coverage.

· People contacted in this manner should immediately hang up.

Source: Winnipeg Free Press


Other Email/Phone Scams:

A very wealthy stranger has died and you are asked to assist with banking and to share the wealth.
Letters concerning the "request for urgent business transaction" usually the transfer of millions of dollars. These letters are commonly referred to as Nigerian Letter Scams or West African Fraud Letters.
The classic prize pitch scam which involves notification by post, phone, or e-mail indicating you have won a prize (monetary or other valued item).
It's not always easy to spot phone or e-mail scams and new ones are invented every day. If you suspect that you may be a target of fraud, or if you have already sent funds, don't be embarrassed - you're not alone. If you want to report a fraud, or if you need more information contact Phonebusters toll-free at 1-888-495-8501, or online at www.phonebusters.com.



The government's Anti-Spam solution will filter out the majority of e-mail scams; however some still get through the system. When you receive a scam e-mail at work – report it to the anti-spam system.