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THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2004 THE NEW TANNER 15 SOUNDS OF SEASON: John Hribijan, left, presents a cheque for $200 to The Acton Food Share which he raised through his Sounds of the Season recital at Knox Church on December 5. -- Submitted photo. Police caution selling items on the Internet Halton Regional Police Service Fraud Bureau is again advising people to be cautious when selling items over the Internet. In November 2004 a 15- year-old Oakville teen posted an ad to sell a mountain bike for $250 on an Internet bul- letin board. The teen received a response from an interested party who lived in England. After several emails, the teen received a cheque in the mail ina plain envelope with Euro- pean postage. This cheque was a company cheque, and made out to the teen for $6,000. Despite some misgivings about the amount of the cheque, the teen attempted to cash it at a local cheque-cash- ing business. The originating company was telephoned to verify the cheque's authentic- ity. It was determined that the cheque had been stolen and "subsequently altered. Police-were called, and the teen was detained for investi- gation into the criminal act of uttering a forged document. The teen was subsequently released without criminal charges. This was only one of several similar incidents reported to police recently. The Fraud Bureau suggests people selling items over the Internet to be suspicious when receiving cheques for amounts much larger than the price of the item they are selling. Here are some tips to avoid becom- ing a victim of a scam: * Do not deposit any cheques or bank drafts received through one of these deals -- the cheque or draft will eventually be determined to be fraudulent or stolen, and your bank may hold you accountable for the money * Many of these emails from buyers originate from over- seas, which is one indication that should alert sellers to this ongoing scam. * Be aware that although the cheque may initially clear and the funds may be re- leased within a week, the cheque or bank draft will later be determined to be forged when it returns to the issuing company. + If one of these fraudsters calls you on the telephone, hang up immediately -- they are extremely persistent and will pursue relentlessly if you continue to talk to them. * Never send any banking or personal information to an unverified email address or website + Any details sent regarding wire transfers should be dis- couraged and ignored. More information on scams and frauds is available by contacting Phone Busters, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Call Centre at 1-888-495-8501. As well, information is avail- able on their website at www. phonebusters.com. Ospringe transfer ... Continued from 11 vincial Government expert on ground water. It was our understanding that she pointed out how effec- tive and efficient the old gravel pit near Ospringe was at conveying rain and other forms of sur- face water into the water table. This seemed a fairly logical comment for an old gravel pit. Additionally, the Eramosa River runs reasonably close to the proposed site. It is our belief that regardless of how well thought out the transfer station design, in the event that anything serious were to happen, this proposed site would appear to maxi- mize the negative impact. Applying the same logic to any other gravel pits within the County may also be appropriate. It is our belief that if a garbage transfer station is to be build anywhere with- in the County (regardless of how excellent its design and plans for minimizing any risk of environmental contamination), it should be located such that if any- thing unfortunate were to happen, the impact on the environment (especially the water supply) would tend to minimize and not maximize the potential negative impact. We look forward to any comments and/or feedback that you feel is appropriate. Gordon and Susan Carothers,'. Everton, Ontario. Region issues extreme cold weather alerts An Extreme Cold Weather Alert was issued by the Halton Region Health Department for Saturday, December 25, 2004 (Christmas Day). This alert is issued when temperatures are expected to fall below - 15 degrees Celsius (without wind-chill), or when weather conditions are severe enough to warrant alerting Heainit adher This spot could be yours for as little as $15 per week! 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Now that winter has arrived, I wanted to advise everyone about a potential problem I noted, while on patrol in Acton, Please ...1 know it's cold out and you are only leaving the car for a couple of minutes to let it warm up, defrost the windows, get a coffee. Pick up a newspaper, etc., etc. Remember, it takes less than 10 seconds for someone to hop into your unlocked, running car and drive away. We've all read in the papers, seen on TV, or heard on the radio about the tragic consequences resulting from the use of stolen vehicles The operators of these vehicles are involved in robberies, break & enters, fail-to-remainmotorvehiclecollisions, run red lights and generally just don't care about anyone or anything, except getting caught. I know it's an inconvenience to clean all the cars windows and get into a cold car, or to lock and unlock the doors when you're only going to be gone for a couple of minutes. But < you stop and think about the consequences, it's a small price to pay. 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