The Competition Bureau of Canada recently published a handy compendium of some of the most popular types of scams people fall victim to. Called The Little Black Book of Scams, it is designed to help people avoid becoming victims of fraud and includes descriptions of the most popular scams and ways you can protect yourself from them. Among the types of scams the book covers are: internet scams, mobile phone scams, charity scams and pyramid schemes.

To download a copy of The Little Black Book of Scams, go to http://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/Little-Black-Book-Scams-e.pdf/$FILE/Little-Black-Book-Scams-e.pdf.