Grocery Rebate Scam
The federal government has announced that there will be a grocery rebate available to Canadians. This is to help off set the high cost of
April 20, 2023
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CRA Phishing Scam
Tax Time Scam Time The Canadian Anti-Fraud Center is receiving reports of a phishing text scam claiming to be the CRA. They have included a
April 20, 2023
Fraudsters want your crypto too
Canadian Anti Fraud Center has sent a great reminder regarding Cryptocurrency. Once you send Cryptocurrency it is gone Government Agencies will not accept cryptocurrency. (
March 15, 2023
Top frauds of 2022 by the numbers
Top 10 frauds based on number of reports in 2022: The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has released a new bulletin.The numbers of fraud in the year
March 6, 2023
RCMP and Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Raise Awareness of Grandparent Scam
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are launching a fraud prevention campaign, February 6 to 10, 2023, to raise awareness
February 8, 2023
12 Scams of the Holidays
The spirit of the holidays is a time of giving for most but, for scammers, it is a time of taking. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
December 1, 2022
Violent Extortion Text Message
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is receiving reports of a violent extortion text message. The message threatens that if a payment is not sent, you
July 22, 2022
Warn About Distraction Fraud Scams
St. Albert, RCMP are warning citizens about distraction fraud scams due to two incidents that occurred the last month involving theft/attempted theft of individual’s purses
July 6, 2022
Money Mules
Increasingly, fraud networks are recruiting unsuspecting fraud victims to receive and transfer money from other victims. When this happens, the victim becomes a money mule.
July 4, 2022
New Scams – July 4th
WHAT IS A SCAM? Here are definitions for some of the common terms we use throughout the Senior Fraud Alert course: There are two new
July 4, 2022
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Timeshare Scam
Timeshare scammers call an individual and offer to sell the individual’s timeshare (if they have one). Timeshare fraudsters often promise that sale of the timeshare
Social Media Crypto Extortion Scam
Social media crypto extortion scams involve fraudsters hacking into Instagram accounts and demanding that victims record a video of themselves promoting fake cryptocurrency platforms so
Bank Investigator Scam
Bank investigator scams are when a fraudster poses as a representative from a financial institution or law enforcement agency and claims that there has been
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