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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!
Recent scams and fraud
Note
Please note the CAFC website and online Fraud Reporting System (FRS) will be down for service:
Sunday August 9, 2020 from 9 am to 11 am (EST).
We apologize for this inconvenience.
Our offices are currently operating at a reduced capacity, due to the evolving COVID-19 situation
If you have been a victim of fraud, please contact your local police. Otherwise, please file your report online through our Fraud Reporting System. We will do our best to respond. Take time to reference our website to learn about the various scams affecting Canadians and be extra vigilant.
We apologize for any inconvenience this situation may cause.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre Team
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What to do if you're a victim
Learn more about the actions to take after fraud
The impact of COVID-19 fraud
Between March 6, 2020 and July 31, 2020
- Canadian reports of COVID-19 fraud:
2770 - Canadian victims of COVID-19 fraud:
1729 - Lost to COVID-19 fraud:
$5.55M
The impact of fraud so far this year
As of June 30, 2020
- Canadian reports of fraud:
28,206
(46,317 in 2019) - Canadian victims of fraud:
13,032
(19,285 in 2019) - Lost to fraud:
$51M
($98M in 2019)
In the news
- The Ransomware-as-a-Service market within the darknet
July 23, 2020 - Special Bulletin on COVID-19: Trends in Money Laundering and Fraud July 20
July 16, 2020 - « Ils m'ont vendu du rêve » : un vaste réseau d'«escroqueries » pour immigrer au Canada (in French only)
July 15, 2020 - Le FBI arrête des cybercriminels nigérians qui vantaient leurs richesses sur Instagram (in French only)
July 13, 2020 - U.S. accuses five Canadians of running $25M COVID-19 pump-and-dump stock market swindle
June 18, 2020 -
CRTC greenlights Bell's spam fighting AI
June 10, 2020 - RCMP in Alberta post warnings at Bitcoin ATMs
June 5, 2020 - Les données pillées sont un «Klondike» pour les fraudeurs (in French only)
June 4, 2020
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