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March is Fraud Prevention Month

OTTAWA, February 27, 2009 — Interim Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken, Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus President Doug Simpson, and Anu Bose, of Option consommateurs, will hold a news conference in Ottawa on Monday, March 2, to officially launch Fraud Prevention Month and explain how consumers and businesses can arm themselves with the tools to fight fraud during an economic downturn.

Date: Monday, March 2, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: National Press Theatre, 150 Wellington St., Ottawa

For more information, please contact:
Maureen McGrath
Competition Bureau
819-953-8982
613-296-2187 (cell)