Police are warning everyone to be aware of calls from the Canada Revenue Agency Scam, Service Canada or the Police.
Recently people have been getting robocalls or calls from someone claiming some sort of allegation that’s been linked to a persons’ SIN number or income tax return.
The call threatens potential victims by saying they will be arrested, imprisoned or deported if they do not call back.
If victims do call back they will be furthered threatened before the scammer offers to settle the matter with a payment via prepaid credit cards, iTunes gift cards, money transfers or Bitcoin.
A new twist in the scam is the scammer pretending to transfer the call to a local police station. The scammer will then act as an officer working with the police.
A Wingham resident was recently hit with someone trying to get money using the scam, and the victim reported the caller ID displayed the phone number for the local OPP
Police warn that scammers use software to try and make numbers look like they are coming from a reputable number when in fact the call could be from anywhere in the world.
For more information on fraud, call the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or http://www.antifraudcentre.ca.
