Fraud features
Learn more about fraud, scams, trends, variations, alerts, success stories and more.
News features
- News release: Recovery scams on the rise
- News release: Fraudsters impersonating the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
- News release: Warning on crypto and romance frauds
- News release: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre supports OPP in major grandparent fraud investigation
- News release: Canadian Anti-fraud Centre and U.S. Secret Service freeze fraudulent transfer
- Success story: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and United States Secret Service freeze $212,000
- The RCMP, CAFC and OPP raise awareness after an increase in emergency - grandparent scams
- Search warrant executed in international fraud investigation
- Federal partners remind Canadian consumers to be vigilant for cyber threats this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
- Success story: The CAFC and United States Secret Service freeze $58,000
- The OPP, CAFC, and RCMP raise awareness about money mules in Canada
- CAFC and Winnipeg Police Service recover $17,000 in Bitcoin
- Fraud Prevention Month raises awareness after a historic year for reported losses
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre secures $32,000 for romance scam victim
- Success Story: CAFC and USSS freeze $1.1M
- The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and United States Secret Service stop $750,000 fraud transfer
Special bulletins
- Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024
- Fraud Using Deepfakes
- New technology
- Payment methods
- Solicitation methods
- Evolution of the types of fraud
- Emergency - grandparent scam (handout)
- Protect yourself from crypto scams! (Handout)
- Tricks of the trade: What's in a fraudster's toolbox? What's in yours?
- Cryptocurrency scams - how do they work?
- The ArriveCAN app is free - beware of fraudulent third party websites
Gazette articles
- COVID scams can look convincing, RCMP warns (March 2021)
- Report scammers, prevent fraud (March 2020)
- Beware of COVID-19 fraudsters (May 2020)
- Five ways to avoid becoming a victim of tax scams (May 2019)
- How to recognize a telemarketing scam (June 2018)
- Buy-and-sell crimes (October 2018)
Other features
- On June 6, 2024, the Ontario Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 received Royal Assent
- Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police: Mass Marketing Fraud Campaign
- Money mule awareness: Watch out for these types of messages
- Saskatoon Police Service: Fraud Prevention Month: How Violet Became a Victim of Fraud (English only)
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