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Over the next several weeks we will be redeveloping the Wellesley Consulting Services website to streamline our information, focus on our training and consulting services, and deliver high-quality multimedia and web 2.0 content.

Our training schedule remains available, as well as all existing content, however from time to time, the visual format and layout of the site will change as we progress through our redevelopment.

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Holidays Mean Dealing With Fraud

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Counterfeit products not only harm the economy, but put families at risk, according to police and experts. Image: Wellesley Consulting Services

Frauds and scams tend to rise around the holidays, when busy consumers are distracted or rushed. (Wellesley Consulting Services file photo)

Every holiday season a number of scams make an appearance in an effort to deprive the unsuspecting of their money and purchases.  This year is no different.  Here follows a quick survey of some recent well-known scams this holiday season. Continue reading →

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Belgium Attack Highlights Disparity in Gun Enforcement

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Liege police investigate shooting deaths

Police in Liege, Belgium, investigate after Tuesday's grenade and shooting attack. (Belge/hln.be)

Belgium is aknowledged to have some of the strictest gun laws in Europe, similar to Canadian regulations in many respects.  Private ownership of firearms requires licencing, safety training is mandatory, all firearms are registered, and federal organizations are responsible for administering and enforcing firearms laws. Continue reading →

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Gaddafi Fall Spurs Email Scam

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Gaddafi email scam the latest advance fee fraud (Canstockphoto)

The recent Libyan revolt which resulted in the death of its former leader, Moamar Gaddafi, and the exile of his surviving family members, has spurned an email scam similar to the infamous “Nigerian 419″ advance fee frauds.

An email hitting inboxes – or possibly only junk mail filters – around the world and purportedly sent by Mariam Gaddafi, pleads for assistance in moving $42 million in Libyan funds to a safe country, in exchange for some proceeds from the haul. Continue reading →

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Twitter Gun Registry Debate Escalates to Privacy Breach

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Social media debate over the removal of the “long gun registry” has escalated to a privacy breach, according to users posting on Twitter.

After the Canadian government tabled a bill to eliminate the long gun registry, users of the popular web messaging service took to trading barbs under the hash-tags #gunregistry, #lgr, #cdnpoli, and others. Continue reading →

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