Mail Scam
(November 2009) There is a mail scam circulating in Western Canada.  The promotional letter wrongfully associated with INTERAC notifies the customer that they have won a large cash prize. A seemingly legitimate cheque is enclosed along with instructions to use the cheque to pay clearance fees on the prize.
Interac has posted a warning on their website about the letter. The website notice can be found at: http://www.interac.ca/consumers/security_fraud.php#mailfraud 

Phishing

Phishing, also call brand spoofing, is a form of Internet fraud in which e-mail messages are used to lure the unsuspecting to web sites that are replicas of sites used by legitimate businesses. These web sites are used to trick users into divulging credit card numbers, bank account information, and passwords that will be used to commit fraud. For more information on phishing please click here

Protect yourself when banking on the internet:

The best protection against viruses and any type of security threat is to maintain up-to-date operating systems, anti-virus, spyware and firewall protection on all individual personal computers

•  Avoid clicking on unsolicited web links in e-mails. This will decrease the chance of a security threat.
•  If you are concerned your computer may already be infected with a virus, you should ensure you have current anti-virus and spyware protection enabled, and seek professional technical assistance if required.