Tax Scam

• AI-generated CRA tax scams increasing, cybersecurity experts warn

  “With AI, they can craft emails that are so believable compared to years past,” Kaseya cybersecurity expert Miles Walker told Consumer Matters.

  Consumer

  Mar 2
  
• Canada Revenue Agency warns of relentless scams during tax season

  Recently, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre issued a fraud alert stating it’s receiving reports of text messages claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency.

  Consumer

  Feb 27, 2024
  
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• ‘Mad at myself’: B.C. student’s warning after falling prey to $2,800 tax scam

  The number one thing people can do to protect themselves is to never click on a link in an email or text claiming to be from a government or financial agency, the BBB says.

  Crime

  Apr 4, 2023
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• Be wary of scams, says RCMP, especially at tax time

  The RCMP says one scam that makes the rounds in March is the commonly known Canada Revenue Agency scam, or CRA scam.

  Crime

  Mar 5, 2022
• RCMP warn people in Kingston about tax phone scam

  According to an RCMP news release, people in Kingston have recently reported callers who are impersonating police officers and demanding money transfers.

  Crime

  Apr 2, 2019
• Kelowna woman thought it was a tax scam — it wasn’t

  Convinced she was dealing with a scam, Stacey Hubbard filed a complaint with the Kelowna RCMP.

  Money

  Feb 28, 2019
• Here’s how to tell between a genuine CRA phone call and a scammer

  Scam calls are becoming so commonplace that legitimate CRA agents are finding it increasingly difficult to reach scam-wary Canadians who hang up on them and refuse to return their calls. 

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2019
• CRA tax scam could cost Canadians a record amount in 2018: BBB

  It’s a scam that has been around for years, but the BBB is warning again of the costly fallout from the so-called CRA scam. What you need to be on the lookout for and how much the scam could cost Canadians this year.

  Consumer

  Oct 9, 2018
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• Tax arrest scam costs Toronto-area man $10K

  "I knew in my heart I wasn't owing anybody, (but) for some reason I got duped."

  Consumer

  Aug 27, 2018
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• U.S. busts massive India-based call centre scam that stole hundreds of millions

  U.S. authorities have sentenced 21 people in connection with an India-based call centre scam that bilked Americans of hundreds of millions of dollars. 

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2018