Sask. police warn of scammers requesting payment in iTunes gift cards

Saskatoon police issued a public advisory Wednesday of a new variation of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam. Fraudsters have reportedly been requesting payment in iTunes gift cards.

Reports keep coming in from complainants who receive phone calls from scammers, who claim to be from the CRA, using threatening and aggressive language to frighten the victims into paying fictitious debt.

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In a few recent cases, the caller demands payment in iTunes gift cards. Saskatoon police said the victim then provides the validation codes from the cards to the suspect.

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RCMP in Spiritwood, Sask., received a similar complaint on Tuesday about a caller who told the complainant that because of a “fraudulent tax claim,” the police would be coming to arrest them.

This scammer also requested the same type of payment.

Police are reminding the public that the CRA does not communicate with taxpayers in this way, nor does it request payment in the form of gift cards.

Anyone who believes they have been a victim of fraud can report it to the Canadian Anti-fraud Centre or call 1-888-495-8501.