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Our previous blogs on tax fraud phone calls and similar scams

We have before written about tax fraud phone calls. These are scams perpetrated by criminals purporting to represent Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Our previous blogs are:

People are falling for the tax fraud phone calls all the time

These scams have also been well reported in the press. CRA estimates that losses from these scams are in the millions of dollars. CRA and the Canadian police forces estimate that the scam has worked on 9 in 10 Canadians.

How many types of scams are there?

CRA advises that there are many known scams, pitches and fraud types with new ones invented daily. The more common ones are:

Telemarketing/tax fraud phone calls scams
Online scams
Email scams
Identity theft
Business scams
Mail scams

How do these scams work?

They all involve posing as a CRA. CRA advises you should be wary of phishing scams asking for personal private information. The CRA would never ask for this type of information.

Some of these scams ask for this personal information. Others refer you to a website resembling the CRA’s. At the website, you are prompted to confirm your identity by entering personal information. You should not click on links included in these emails. Email scams may also contain embedded malicious software that can harm your computer. The software can also send them your sensitive personal information which you enter online.

The latest, and most aggressive scam works something like this. Often, people are getting calls to their home by someone claiming to be a CRA agent. They notify the resident of some bogus tax arrears amount. They then say they are about to be taken to court or police are about to come to their door to arrest them.

A fake tax agent has even shown up at homes demanding payment as part of the scam. It used to be the scam was only done over the phone or computer. Now the thieves are getting more brazen. They are enlisting the services of confederates to show up at your home!

More information about the types of tax scams can be found at some of the following sources:

Protect yourself against tax fraud phone calls – Agence du revenu du Canada www.cra-arc.gc.ca › Home › Security Apr 5, 2016 – Informing yourself is the best protection against fraud. … If you receive a call saying you owe money to the CRA, you can call us or check My … Is the requester asking for information I would not provide in my tax return? Is the …
Beware of new tax fraud phone calls scams – Agence du revenu du Canada www.cra-arc.gc.ca › Home › Newsroom › Alert Jun 10, 2015 – Victims receive a phone call from a person claiming to work for the … If you get such a call, hang up and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. … and businesses have in the CRA is a cornerstone of Canada’s tax system.
Tax season brings more tax fraud phone calls on CRA tax scam | CTV Ottawa News ottawa.ctvnews.ca/tax-season-brings-more-calls-on-cra-tax-scam- 2804420 Mar 4, 2016 – It was an automated call, accusing him of tax fraud and requesting him to phone a 6-1-3 number back immediately or “face the consequences.”.
Canada Revenue Agency warning of aggressive tax scam, millions … www.citynews.ca/…/canada-revenue-agency-warning-of-aggressive- tax-s…Feb 4, 2016 – “A lot of it has to do with tax fraud phone calls and demanding immediate payment, threatening arrest, threatening jail, using really aggressive language …
Tax Fraud Phone Calls and Tax Scams | TurboTax Canada https://turbotax.intuit.ca/tax-resources/tax…/tax-fraud-and-tax-scams.jsp Taxpayers who knowingly engage in tax fraud and tax scams face fines, penalties … Unsolic Phone fraud – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_fraud Communications fraud is the use of telecommunications products or services without intention … A variant is a call forwarding scam, where a fraudster tricks a subscriber into …. monopoly and/or excessive taxation of inbound overseas calls.

Here is the 1 simple secret technique to protect yourself from tax fraud phone calls and similar scams

There is 1 simple secret technique though that most people do not know about. Knowing this will allow you to not fall for the tax fraud phone calls and other tax scams. When you are contacted, do not give out any personal information. Then, either go to your CRA My Account login online or call CRA to check the status of your tax account. You will know that you are dealing with the real CRA and can find out the true status of your tax account. Once you learn that there are no problems with your tax account, then you will not fall prey to the scammers.

Then contact the Canadian anti-fraud centre or phone the CRA fraud phone number. Report the contact the thieves made with you.

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