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Podcast: Cambrian Explosion
Episode: S2E19: How to lose your money in 30 minutes…
Description: In this podcast, we dive into the wild world of e-transfer fraud and how immigrants (like us!) can sometimes feel like we're navigating a financial obstacle course in Canada. 💥
Then, we get into the nitty-gritty of how e-transfers actually work—and how scammers use loopholes to snatch your cash while you're left waiting for that pending deposit to hit. Spoiler alert: it's a sneaky system, and scammers are pros at making you think you're richer than you are (we’ve all been there, right? 💸).
We chat about how financial institutions seem more focused on selling you things...