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ABATE donates $1,650 to Childcan
Laura Broadley
Postmedia Network
Each year the Associa-
tion of Bikers for Aware-
ness, Training and Edu-
cation ride through the
streets for a good cause.
It's called Ride for the
Cure and this year about
45 participants rode from
Clinton to Kincardine in
support of Childcan in
late June, raising $1,650.
Childcan is a charity that
supports children and
families affected by can-
cer in London.
Each year the ride ben-
efits a different cause.
Although officially only
deemed Ride for Cause
for the last three years,
the ride has been hap-
pening for almost two
decades, club member
Cuzman said.
Previously the funds
have gone to breast can-
cer research and Autism
Ontario.
The club also donates
throughout the year to
various causes but some
of their main beneficiar-
ies include the Children's
Health Foundation and a
little boy named Keenan,
who suffers from Spinal
Muscular Atrophy, club
member Kimmer said.
ABATE Chapter 14
(Huron -Perth) president
Bob Snell and vice pres-
ident Mark McClelland
said the club has
adopted a section of
Laura Broadley
The Association of Bikers for Awareness, Training and Education presented Anita Shah of Childcan with $1,650 last Saturday. Presenting the cheque were Cuzman and
Kimmer, along with Claude Jones (promotional rep for Ontario) and Lake Huron Steel Horse Riders president, Brenda Brown.
Highway 8 and cleans it
twice a year.
The club is a part of
the community and
takes part in the Santa
Claus parade every year,
Snell said.
"We're a non-profit
organization. We just
like to ride," Snell said.
ABATE partners with
another club, the Lake
Huron Steel Horse Rid-
ers, to reach as far and
wide as possible.
The LHSHR has 80
members from Kincar-
dine to Wyoming, all
along the shoreline.
"We are a club that
believes in paying it for-
ward," president Brenda
Brown said.
And they're doing just
that with their motorcy-
cle safety awareness
campaigns. Last year the
two clubs put on mock
accidents to demon-
strate the devastation
that can occur when a
car and motorcycle col-
lide on the road.
The goal of the cam-
paigns is for the public
to become more aware
of motorcycles on the
road. Bringing the mes-
sage of safety for all
road users is key to
ensuring that no more
lives are lost. Brown
said they have tables set
up at high volume areas
to bring the message to
the public.
Letting people know
their hand signs and
what they mean can
have a huge impact,
Brown said.
ABATE has nine chap-
ters throughout Ontario
and just under 200
members.
Fraud scams, watch out Huron County
A Goderich resident nar-
rowly escaped becoming a
victim of an online scam
this week when he encoun-
tered an online "pop-up"
message. The resident
reported he was online
when his computer began
to freeze up. A "pop-up"
window opened up on his
monitor that instructed
him to call a software com-
pany that could fix the
problem. The resident fol-
lowed through and called
the scammers company.
He then provided his credit
card number and
authorization to pay a $250
fee to download an anti-
virus software program for
his computer.
While speaking with the
scammer the resident was
informed his payment was
not received and that he
needed to go into his online
banking account to transfer
them funds. At this point
the scammers gained
remote access to the resi-
dents account and
attempted to transfer
$2,500 from one account to
another. The intended vic-
tim noticed what
was happening and he
immediately called his
bank and then the police.
In this case the scammers
were unsuccessful in their
attempt to de -fraud the vic-
tim. Scammers will often try
to move money around in
your accounts without you
noticing. They then will tell
you that they accidentally
deposited the money into
your account and now you
have to wire them back the
excess deposit. If you follow
through and wire them the
money you will never see it
again.
While browsing online
you may encounter malware
or malicious software. Mal -
ware is designed to infiltrate
your computer to perform
unauthorized activities.
Examples of malware
include: viruses, computer
worms, Trojan horses, spy -
ware and scareware. Mal -
ware can be spread over the
Internet through various
methods including, e-mails,
pop -ups, compromised
websites and instant mes-
saging. Once your computer
is compromised, your per-
sonal information may be
exposed to criminals as the
malware may allow them to
monitor your keystrokes,
scan through your files on
your hard drive, or open
applications to transmit your
information to others.
A common form of mal -
ware is scareware. Scareware
is typically an internet pop-
up message that is designed
to alarm you and trick you
into downloading what you
believe to be information or
software designed to help
you. Often this software will
damage your computer even
further by disabling security
protections, gathering more
malware, capturing pass-
words and by accessing per-
sonal information used to
commit further fraud.
Do not respond to scare -
ware messages by clicking
on pop-up windows. Shut
down and unplug your
computer. If the problem
persists take your computer
to a reputable repair shop.
Always ensure to keep your
anti-virus software up-to-
date and use a software
firewall to further control
who can connect to your
computer and how.
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