Fraud features
Stay informed about the latest fraud alerts, trends, success stories, and awareness campaigns from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
Categories:
- Alert - Urgent warnings about current fraud threats
- Awareness - Educational information about fraud prevention
- Success Story - Cases where fraud was prevented or funds recovered
News features
Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police: Mass Marketing Fraud Campaign
Awareness
Ontario police chiefs launch coordinated province-wide campaign to combat mass marketing fraud schemes targeting vulnerable populations through phone, email, and text messages.
Money mule awareness: Watch out for these types of messages
Alert
Learn to recognize recruitment messages for money mule schemes where criminals use unsuspecting individuals to launder money from fraud and other illegal activities.
Ontario Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 received Royal Assent
Awareness
New Ontario legislation aims to protect homeowners from fraudulent title transfers and real estate scams by implementing additional safeguards in the property transfer process.
Canadian Anti-fraud Centre and U.S. Secret Service freeze fraudulent transfer
Success Story
Quick collaboration between CAFC and U.S. Secret Service successfully froze a fraudulent wire transfer, preventing significant financial loss.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre supports OPP in major grandparent fraud investigation
Success Story
CAFC provides crucial support to OPP in investigating large-scale grandparent fraud operation that targeted elderly Canadians.
Fraudsters impersonating the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Alert
Scammers are impersonating CAFC officials, claiming to investigate fraud or promising to recover lost money while requesting personal and financial information.
Cyber officials warn Canadians of malicious campaign to impersonate high-profile public figures
Alert
Canadian cybersecurity officials are alerting the public about a widespread campaign where fraudsters impersonate government officials, politicians, and other high-profile figures to gain trust and steal money.
Recovery scams on the rise
Alert
Recovery scams are increasing, where fraudsters target previous fraud victims by promising to help recover their lost money—for a fee.
Warning on crypto and romance frauds
Alert
Combined cryptocurrency and romance scams are causing devastating financial losses, with fraudsters building fake relationships to convince victims to invest in fraudulent crypto schemes.
International collaboration successfully intercepts and returns $2.3 million fraudulent transfer
Success Story
International cooperation between Canadian and foreign law enforcement agencies successfully intercepted and returned $2.3 million from a fraudulent business email compromise scheme.
Fraud Prevention Month to focus on impersonation fraud, one of the fastest growing forms of fraud
Awareness
This year's Fraud Prevention Month highlights impersonation fraud as one of the fastest-growing threats, with fraudsters posing as trusted organizations, government agencies, and businesses.
Special bulletins
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025
- Check twice, pay once: avoid merchandise fraud
- Don't get hooked: understanding phishing and how to stay safe
- Fraud tip: keep your devices up to date
- Investment and crypto investment fraud
Cyber Security Awareness Month 2024
- Learn more about frauds targeting businesses
- Social media fraud
- Identity fraud
- Protecting yourself online
Other bulletins
- Fraud Using Deepfakes
- New technology
- Payment methods
- Solicitation methods
- Evolution of the types of fraud
- Emergency - grandparent scam (handout)
- Protect yourself from crypto scams!
- Tricks of the trade: What's in a fraudster's toolbox? What's in yours?
- Cryptocurrency scams - how do they work?
Other features
- Ontario Homeowner Protection Act, 2024 received Royal Assent
- Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police: Mass Marketing Fraud Campaign
- Money mule awareness: Watch out for these types of messages
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