Crime of the Week

Crime of the Week

Crime Stoppers has received a number of calls from people who have had disturbing and aggressive phone calls from a group identifying themselves as

the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA); where the caller with a strong ethnic accent identifies themselves with an Anglophone name and provides a CRA employee ID number.

The caller requests personal information such as date of birth and address, and then advises that there is an outstanding tax balance which requires an immediate wire transfer payment. The victim is threatened with immediate arrest or seizure of assets if they don’t comply with the demands. Often the caller will transfer the victim to a supervisor who reinforces the demand for immediate payment and threats of arrest.

Crime Stoppers want to remind everyone that the CRA never contacts you directly by phone on these matters. All communications are done by mail. CRA employees never threaten their clients with arrest or demand payments by wire transfer.

If you have questions about this or any other scams contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Agency at 1-888-495-8501.

If you have any information regarding this or any other crime please call CRIME STOPPERS at 519-351-8477, or 1-800-222-8477, text

CRIMES (274637) keyword CKCS, or visit www.crime-stoppers.on.ca and email your tip.

Crime Stoppers guarantees your anonymity, we never ask for your name or your phone number. WE pay cash for YOUR tips.