Revenue Canada Scam Calls
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Revenue canada scam calls. Scammers can fake their caller id. According to police random calls are being made to phone numbers in which the caller identifies themselves as being either a representative for either the canada revenue agency or service canada. For more information go to canada ca taxes fraud prevention. I repeat it s 613 665 0503.
At hand is extremely time sensitive. From 2014 to 2016 we saw a gradual increase in the canada revenue agency telephone scam. Check your account balance in my account at canada ca my cra account or. Battlefords rcmp are reporting they have taken a number of complaint calls from the public about an attempted scam in the area.
Canadians continue to get phone calls by scammers claiming to be the canada revenue agency demanding private information over the phone with some asking for payment in itunes cards. I am officer nicky johnson from the canada revenue agency and the hot line to my division is 613 665 0503. Canada revenue agency scam phone calls making the rounds yet again. Call us at 1 888 863 8657 to speak with a cra agent.
By gary ng tue july 24 2018. Canada revenue agency scam calls and emails have many red flags more and more canadians are hearing from scammers claiming to represent our federal tax agency. Although bogus calls claiming to be from the canada revenue agency are common don t hang up the next call as they may be real employees and not the scammers you are used to. Don t disregard this message and do return the call before we take any action against you.
Cbc reporter pat martel recorded his. 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. Since the covid 19 pandemic the cra has suspended numerous collection and compliance activities according to a press release from the government agency.