Anti-Fraud Centre

• Overpayment scam making the rounds in Kelowna, RCMP warn

  Fake cheques can be business or personal cheques, printed to look like legitimate cheques, stolen from a victim of identity fraud, or even a fake money order.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2021
  
• Gift card internet scams have cost Edmontonians $683K so far in 2019

  Edmonton police issued a public warning Tuesday after receiving 136 reports of gift card-related internet scams between Jan. 1 and July 15, 2019.

  Consumer

  Aug 13, 2019
  
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• Edmonton woman’s identity used to fraudulently purchase luxury vehicle: ‘It blew my mind’

  An Edmonton woman is baffled and concerned for her security after her identity was stolen and used to purchase a vehicle worth more than $100,000 in a province she has never been to.

  Consumer

  Feb 6, 2019
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• CRA income tax phishing scam still going strong, police warn

  Police in Ontario are still being flooded with calls after warning the public last month of the so-called Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) phishing scam.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2016
• Okanagan Mounties issue warning/advice about telephone tax scammers

  Police say the scammers use threatening and aggressive language to try to scare victims into paying fictitious CRA debts.

  Apr 22, 2016
• 3 common phone scams happening this summer

  You may have heard of them: the Canada Revenue Scam, the Grandparent Scam and the Bank Inspector Scam. Hopefully, you haven't fallen victim to these three frauds, which are among the most common scams this summer.

  Consumer

  Aug 22, 2015
• Albertans continue to report telephone tax scams

  Red Deer RCMP released a warning after receiving a number of complaints from people who had been called by scammers claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2015
• Anti-fraud centre warns of CRA scams spike; here’s one to look out for

  It looked legit enough, but a recent email that landed in this reporter’s inbox had all the markings of an attempt to fraud Canadians during tax season.

  Canada

  May 13, 2015
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• Online romance scams bilk Canadians out of nearly $14M in 2014

  In 2014 Canadians were bilked out of almost $14 million dollars through online romance scams, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).

  Canada

  Mar 9, 2015