Canadians need to continue to be vigilant when receiving calls, emails or text messages from unknown senders.” So far in 2019, the CAFC has received more than 20,000 reports involving more than $43 million in losses. In fact, there never seems to be an end to the stream of scams being devised.Īs Jeff Thomson, manager of the fraud prevention and intake unit at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, points out, “Fraudsters are always targeting Canada with new scams and old scams. Money never sleeps-and neither does fraud.
In the “bank investigator” scam, victims receive a call from a fraudster-for example, posing as a store employee inquiring about a recent purchase on their credit card-and are often asked to immediately call the number on the back of their card to verify the validity of the initial call (Getty Images/martin-dm)
0 kommentar(er)
