![]() “Criminals rely on your natural urges to want to act quickly to help your loved ones in an emergency or respond to a well-respected government agency. Police admit 95 percent of the crimes go unreported. "These people can log in under different email addresses and phone numbers that pop up on your call display or email that isn't really where they're calling from," said Barrie Police Constable Nicole Rodgers.Īccording to the OPP, the CRA fraud drew 15,091 complaints in 2015, resulting in 751 identified victims who lost a combined $2.49 million. Investigators say the fraudsters use technology that allows them to have any phone number show up on call display. "I was shocked and thought this couldn't be true," said Johnson who said the fraudsters threatened an arrest warrant for her income tax from 2008 to 2013. Louise Johnson received a phone call from the fraudsters but picked up on the scam right away. The caller’s state if the money is not paid in full an arrest warrant will be issued. The caller tells the resident that they owe money to the government and demand personal information. ![]() ![]() ![]() With many people now filing their taxes, police are warning the public about a phone scam, where the caller poses as an agent from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).Īccording to police, there have been several reports of residents receiving a call from someone claiming to be an employee for CRA. ![]()
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