Centennial College lead Global Cybercrime Panel at OC24 Conference
Centennial students become published authors while examining the rise of pig-butchering scams. Centennial College students are learning about today’s most complex social challenges, and applying that knowledge on the global stage. At the 24-Hour Conference on Global Organized Crime (OC24 Conference), hosted by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Centennial faculty and students participated in a panel on ‘pig-butchering’ scams. These scams are a rapidly growing form of financial fraud linked to organised cybercrime. They disproportionately target older adults and other vulnerable populations through online romance and investment deception. The panel explored how the scams operate, why seniors are at greater risk, and how social service and public safety professionals can help. You can view the OC24 Conference panel here, after registering. Under the leadership of Dr Delon Omrow, Associate Dean of Public Safety and Community Care, Centennial College students Julius Warnauth, Tamara Odushu, Emily Cullen, and Chloe Choachuy gained rare, real-world experience by researching, presenting, and co-authoring a published article based on their work, which you can read here at the Digital Life …
