Be vigilant, talk about it with those around you, and learn to recognize different fraud schemes and protection measures.
Anyone can fall victim to fraud, regardless of age, gender, education, or financial situation. Fraudsters target different groups using tactics adapted to their specific vulnerabilities.
This is a telephone scam where fraudsters pose as a family member or close acquaintance (e.g., grandson, long-lost friend, former neighbor) in distress (arrested abroad, in an accident, etc.), urgently requesting a significant amount of money to cover legal fees, repairs, bail, or other expenses.
Fraudsters call victims pretending to be a financial advisor or an investigator from a financial institution. They claim fraudulent transactions have been detected on your bank account and promise to help resolve the situation quickly.
They create a false sense of urgency, such as fraudulent transactions or a problem with your account. The fake representative instructs the victim to place their bank card in an envelope and write down their PIN. A courier or representative is then sent to collect the envelope and supposedly return it to the financial institution.
Fraudsters ask you to:
This scam involves fraudsters exploiting victims’ emotions and trust to extort money or personal information. They create fake profiles on social media, spend time building a relationship, declare their love quickly, then invent urgent financial problems and request money.
This scam creates a false sense of urgency to trick victims into making immediate payments. Fraudsters call or text victims pretending to be from government or financial institutions, claiming an urgent situation such as an arrest warrant or unpaid debt. They demand immediate payment via bank transfer, prepaid cards, or cryptocurrency.
Here are three reference videos on real-life cases of fraud that have made headlines:
The testimony of a victim of a grandparent fraud exposes the damage caused by this scheme, and underlines the importance of exposing fraudsters.
A Saguenay woman is speaking out to raise public awareness of telephone fraud. A stranger recently stole several thousand dollars from her through a particularly effective and credible scheme.
Local filmmaker Jean-François Blais denounces an attempt to defraud his mother over the phone.
Here you’ll find a section on fraud prevention.
The purpose of this document is to inform you about the various forms of fraud, and to provide you with practical advice on how to recognize and protect yourself against them. You’ll discover essential information on banknote counterfeiting, identity theft and fraud, payment card fraud, and many other common scams.
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/fraud-scams.html
You’ll find out how to recognize a scam, protect yourself against identity theft, report a scam or fraud and confirm whether Service Canada has contacted you.
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