Investment Fraud Awareness

Where to Report Fraud: Only 6% of Manitobans say they would report fraud to securities commission, slightly below national average (10%) Q Where would you go to report a suspected investment fraud? [asked of all respondents; national n=5,000, Manitoba n=5000, multiple responses allowed; open-ended] Multiple selections allowed % who mention National 8% 9% 10% Manitoba "Securities 8% 6% 6% commission/ 2012 2017 2020 regulator" 54 National The police 35% The bank 18% Securities commission/regulator 10% The provincial/federal government - general 4% The Canada Revenue Agency 3% Financial adviser or accountant 3% The company 2% The Canada Anti-Fraud Agency The Better Business Bureau 1% 1% The SEC 1% Would Google it/website - general 1% A lawyer/courts 1% Manitoba The police 42% The bank 16% Securities commission/regulator 6% The provincial/federal government - general 5% The Canada Revenue Agency The Canada Anti-Fraud Agency 2% 2% Financial adviser or accountant 2% The company 1% The Better Business Bureau 1% The SEC 1% The CDIC/Insurance - general 11% The CDIC/Insurance - general A lawyer/courts Would Google it/website - general 1% 1% <1% Other Don't know None/Would not report 1% 5% Other 3% 20% Don't know 20% None/Would not report 1% Note: Refused (National 3%, MB 1%) not shown

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