Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
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
Services and information
Scams by A-Z index
Alphabetical list of scams
Scams by medium
Browse scams by delivery method
Scams affecting individuals
Find out what scams target individuals
Scams affecting businesses
Find out what scams target businesses
Protect yourself
Protect yourself from scams and fraud
Report fraud
Report a scam or fraud
What to do if you're a victim
Learn more about the actions to take after fraud
Fraud features
Learn more about fraud, scams, trends, variations, alerts, success stories and more.
Other online resources
- Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police: Mass Marketing Fraud Campaign
- Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation
- Cyber Safe Guide for Small and Medium Business
- Get Cyber Safe
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Office of Consumer Affairs
- Consumer Measures Committee
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
The impact of fraud so far this year
As of May 31, 2022
- Reports of fraud:
37,284
(106,945 in 2021) - Victims of fraud:
23,653
(67,901 in 2021) - Lost to fraud:
$207 M
($381 M in 2021)
Funds recovered with CAFC assistance
As of May 1, 2022
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$991,186
($3.35 million in 2021)
In the news
- Western Union Refunds
March, 2022 - Riding herd on cattle feed scammers
June 29, 2022 - OPP charge Loyalist residents involved in $700,000 lottery scheme
June 24, 2022 - Arrestations : fraudes grands-parents (in French only)
June 10, 2022 - Montreal man arrested in connection with grandparent scam in Halton region
June 9, 2022 - Money laundering on the rise
June 6, 2022 - Deux Montréalais arrêtés à Ottawa pour avoir arnaqué 46 000 $ à des personnes âgées (in French only)
June 6, 2022 - Une nouvelle enquête sur un adepte du pump and dump (in French only)
June 6, 2022 - Police lay charges in prevalent grandparent scam
June 6, 2022 - Une douzaine d'investisseurs dépouillés par une compagnie québécoise de cryptomonnaie (in French only)
June 3, 2022
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