Scams and fraud - CRA
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How to protect yourself against scams and schemes. Find out how to report a scam, suspicious activity, or suspected tax cheating.
Protecting yourself
Report a scam or identity theft
What to do if you suspect you're a victim of a scam or notice suspicious activity on your account
Recognize a scam
Reasons why the CRA may contact you, how to identify scams, and latest scam alerts
Verify it's the CRA calling
What to expect when the CRA calls, how to verify a callback number is from the CRA
Protect your CRA accounts
Regularly monitor and protect your CRA accounts against suspicious activity
Avoid tax schemes
Recognize types of tax schemes, how they work, and their consequences
Tax cheating
Report tax or benefit cheating in Canada
Learn how to anonymously report various types of suspected cheating
Report offshore tax cheating
Confidential reporting of international tax evasion or avoidance, financial rewards for information
Consequences of tax evasion
Recognizing tax evasion and tax fraud, understanding its consequences, enforcement actions
Combat tax evasion and avoidance
International data sharing of tax non-compliance, legal tools, criminal investigations
Criminal investigations process
What triggers a criminal investigation, enforcement and possible outcomes
From: Canada Revenue Agency