{"id":26610,"date":"2024-12-22T09:28:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T14:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/vol-carte-portefeuille\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:02:39","slug":"wallet-bank-card-theft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/police\/prevention\/theft-fraud-scams\/wallet-bank-card-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallet and bank card theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sticky-section-group aligndefault\"\n>\n   \n<div class=\"sticky-section-main\"\n>\n   \n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro-text\">How to protect yourself against wallet and bank card theft, and what to do if you are victimized.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wallet theft: Why it is important to act quickly<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your wallet is stolen, you could be the victim of:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Personal information theft.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identity fraud.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unauthorized operations in your bank accounts (withdrawals, transfers) or fraudulent opening of bank accounts in your name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fraudulent applications for:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loans or credit cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A passport.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government benefits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to prevent bank card and wallet theft<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always keep an eye on your handbag, wallet and bank cards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always carry your bag close to and at the front of your body.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure all the pockets in your bag are properly closed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carry your wallet in one of the front pockets of your pants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the automatic teller machine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose an ATM in a well lit and busy location.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you feel observed or in danger, go back later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not write down your personal identification number (PIN); memorize it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When using your bank card, hide the keypad when entering your PIN at all times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Count your money before getting to the ATM, and once there, be quick to carry out the operation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not accept help to carry out transactions, except from bank staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid putting your statements in the ATM waste basket, as they contain personal information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to do if your wallet is stolen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Call 911 to report the incident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Immediately inform your banking institution.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notify the two national credit rating agencies:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.equifax.ca\/personal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00c9quifax Canada<\/a>\u00a0\u200b<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transunion.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trans-Union Canada<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/index-eng.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada Anti-Fraud Centre<\/a>\u200b: 1-888-495-8501<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cancel and replace all your important cards.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sticky-section-sidebar\"\n>\n   <div class=\"sticky-section-sidebar__inner\">\n     \n<div class=\"sidebar-cta-wrapper aligndefault\">\n   <div class=\"sidebar-cta\">\n     \n  <div class=\"theme-icon aligndefault theme-icon--colored\">\n    <span class=\"theme-icon__icon icon icon-postes-police\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<p class=\"has-xlarge-font-size\"><strong>Have you been the victim of theft?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/police\/police-services\/complaint-report\/rapport-police-en-ligne\/\">File an online police report\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":26612,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26610","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/author\/mar-longprelaval-ca\/","display_name":"mar.longpre@laval.ca"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 year ago","modified":"Updated 7 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on December 22, 2024","modified":"Updated on September 18, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on December 22, 2024 9:28 am","modified":"Updated on September 18, 2025 4:02 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-06 22:51:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"translation_priority","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26610"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92441,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26610\/revisions\/92441"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}