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The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre collects information on fraud and identity theft. We provide information on past and current scams affecting Canadians. If you think you're a victim of fraud, report it!
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The impact of COVID-19 fraud
Between March 6, 2020 and August 31, 2020
- Canadian reports of COVID-19 fraud:
4141 - Canadian victims of COVID-19 fraud:
2963 - Lost to COVID-19 fraud:
$5.6 M
The impact of fraud so far this year
As of August 31, 2020
- Canadian reports of fraud:
36,081
(47,389 in 2019) - Canadian victims of fraud:
16,081
(19,927 in 2019) - Lost to fraud:
$60.5 M
($102.5 M in 2019)
In the news
- Canadian residents may receive CRA phone calls this month
September 18, 2020 - Elderly couple charged in lottery scam that targeted other seniors across Canada, Durham Regional Police say
September 15, 2020 - $2.3 million Quebec and Cote d'Ivoire romance scam dismantled, over a dozen arrests made
September 15, 2020 - Arnaque amoureuse : Démantèlement d’un réseau de fraudeurs (in French only)
September 15, 2020 - Local man charged in $24M fraud accused of laundering money in Dominican
September 14, 2020 - Canada's Rising Fraud Rates Threaten Personal Finances and Consumer Credit Scores
September 9, 2020 - Woman arrested in Cambridge arrested in connection to French bulldog puppy scam
September 4, 2020 - CFTC Charges 5 Canadians, 1 American, and 4 Companies in $165 Million Global Binary Options Fraud Scheme
September 2, 2020 - Four Charged For Multi-Million Dollar Elder Fraud Schemes
September 1, 2020
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