For Fraud Prevention Month, the Manitoba Securities Commission is educating the public on frauds.

Fraud Investigator, Len Terlinski tells us how people can protect themselves: "well the most important thing they can do is avoid being rushed into an investment before they can reseeatch it. The fraudsters know they gotta act fast and they gotta talk fast and they gotta present some kind of plausible story to depart you from your money. Most of the time if you're given a day or two to think about it and do some research you can avoid being scammed."

Terlinski says victims of fraud almost never see their money again.