Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 28, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba B4 City Winnipeg free press monday August 28, 2006 phone fraud woman duped in scam by alleged vacation firm Monsanto funding research by Kevin Rollason Mexico and the Caribbean. Carpenter said she Snow out $590 . She said in schools l Ydia Carpenter knows enough to hang up when a person Calls saying you be won a trip to Florida. But now Carpenter is kicking herself after being duped into giving out her credit card number and expiry Date to a representative of an american travel company when she was led to believe her number had been stolen and already used to buy a trip. They caught me off guard Carpenter 21, a third year student at the University of Winnipeg said. He said id been put into a draw because id won a trip to Florida but when i said i did the made me think someone had stolen my credit card and used it. He said could you give me your num Ber and expiry Date so he could Check and i was so flustered i did. It was Only after phoning visa did i find out the Purchase had already been made just two min utes after i gave him the Carpenter said the company involved was Best Usa vacations. A company spokesman could not be reached for comment but its website says it is a Leader in the travel Industry and helps tourists visit Florida she has complained to visa but was told while visa can to treat the Case As fraud they will investigate it As an unauthorized payment. These people will do anything to get your cred it card number Carpenter said. Barry Elliott the founder of phone busters the National anti fraud Call Centre set up by the ramp and the Ontario provincial police to collect Evi Dence of phone scams says what happened to car Penter is More than an unauthorized payment. Elliott said if Carpenter was led to believe her credit card information had been stolen it War rants a criminal investigation. We re going to talk to her he said. As soon As they lie and use deception they Are committing Elliott said when someone phones saying you be won a prize and All you have to do is provide your credit card number hang up. If they ask for some Money or your credit card number you re being defrauded. Always remember if there a some catch you Haven to won Carpenter has lodged complaints with better business bureaus in Manitoba and Florida. Ken Gigliotti / Winnipeg free press Lydia Carpenter tricked into giving her visa number. By Nick Martin fort Richmond collegiate science teacher Bob Adamson suddenly found himself with $150,000 us last week to expand a successful program he has run with Monsanto Canada for the past five years. The biotechnology company a .?based Monsanto fund will provide the Money Over the next three years to Pem Bina trails school division which in turn will Host a program exposing kids in 10 school divisions to agricultural research said Adamson the programs project manager. Adamson said that Monsanto and the University of Manitoba launched a pro Gram in 2001 that provided training for school teachers and had professors visit schools to talk to students. This is a Brand new Grant to develop another tier of technology training. Its a whole new level its Adamson said. Developed Well try to have a by teachers real Field Centre to actually focus on and not by having a crop Cen any one tre he said. Fort Richmond company collegiate science or Industry students have been spending time at the Kelburn farm research Centre near St. Adolphe where they be hosted Elemen tary school students studying biodiversity. The new Grant will allow for crops to be grown at Kelburn while students and teachers will get Access to the faculty of agriculture at u of a and to research Ani Mals on Campus Adamson said. This will look at applications in the Field he said. This focuses on research in the agricultural area. This is very unique to ? Adamson said some school divisions have raised questions about the relation ship with Monsanto and its research into genetically modified foods but he emphasized that Monsanto is not calling the shots. Its developed by teachers and not by any one company or Industry he said. The students and teachers will study the latest technology then examine How that technology can be applied in research. It is not in pushing one Agenda Over another he said. Adamson said workshops to be held next month should provide More details about How Manitoba schools will be Able to spend the Grant Money. legals notice to creditors we Are having a Malibu event this month with a in the matter of the estate of Helena Srutwa of the City of Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba Lucky couple winning a trip to Malibu California deceased. 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