{"id":55974,"date":"2018-09-28T11:30:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T15:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=55974"},"modified":"2018-09-28T11:30:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T15:30:41","slug":"scam-alert-the-fire-department-is-not-fundraising-by-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/scam-alert-the-fire-department-is-not-fundraising-by-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Scam alert: the fire department is not fundraising by phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Fire department warns residents of telephone fundraising scam<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Huntsville\/Lake of Bays Fire Department would like to notify the public of a fundraising scam currently being conducted by phone.<\/p>\n<p>Residents throughout the province have contacted the fire department saying they have received phone calls from individuals that claim to be calling on behalf of the Huntsville Firefighter\u2019s Association carrying out a fundraising campaign for Muscular Dystrophy Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The department wishes to alert residents that the Huntsville\/Lake of Bays Fire Department does not solicit by using telemarketing services. If you have been a victim of this fraudulent telephone campaign, it is recommended that you contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1 888 495 8501 or check online at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antifraudcentre.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.antifraudcentre.c<\/a><\/span>a.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire department warns residents of telephone fundraising scam The Huntsville\/Lake of Bays Fire Department would like to notify the public of a fundraising scam currently being conducted by phone. 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