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.
Annual reports
Access an annual overview of fraud in Canada and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre's activities.
Other online resources
- Get Smarter About Money
- Get Smarter About Crypto
- 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
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Funds recovered with CAFC assistance
In the news
- The anatomy of a stolen home — and how 3 suspects got caught
March 9, 2023 - Safety Net: Crypto scams are duping thousands of Canadians, leaving them despondent and broke
March 8, 2023 - 'Scams are massive': Novelty of crypto helps criminals dupe their targets
March 8, 2023 - Prenez garde à l'arnaque au logement (In French only)
March 7, 2023 - Albertans lost $5.4 million to scam calls last year, anti-fraud centre data says
March 4, 2023 -
Looking for love online? Protect yourself against romance scams
February 13, 2023 -
OPP warn of complicated door-to-door sales scams
February 13, 2023 -
Can Money Buy Love? Romance Scammers Want You to Believe It
February 11, 2023 -
Opinion: Quebecers, act now to freeze your credit file
February 6, 2023 -
International Effort Leads to Ransomware Group Infrastructure Takedown
January 26, 2023
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