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
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre impersonation alert!
Fraudsters continue to impersonate Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) representatives. These fraudsters often claim to be investigating fraud or promise to help get your money back from a previous incident. They then request personal and financial information.
Remember! The CAFC does not contact individuals to request money. For more information, see Fraudsters impersonating the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
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.
Fraud Prevention Month 2025
How to better protect yourself from fraud by learning how to recognize, reject, and report it.
Other online resources
- Statistics Canada - Information for survey participants
- Get Smarter About Money
- Get Smarter About Crypto
- 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
- Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
The impact of fraud so far this year
- Reports processed:
- Victims of fraud:
- Lost to fraud:
In the news
- « Pimps de la fraude » : une escorte aurait été recrutée sur Snapchat pour frauder des aînés (in French only)
September 13, 2025 - Fraudes à l'endroit des aînés: des peines plus sévères réclamées pour les fraudeurs (in French only)
September 12, 2025 - Des fraudeurs utilisent l’IA pour arnaquer des gens qui ont perdu leur animal de compagnie (in French only)
September 12, 2025 - Canada’s big banks, telecoms and tech firms are joining forces to fight scams
September 9, 2025 - Quatre condamnés ont un an pour rembourser 9 millions aux gouvernements (in French only)
September 3, 2025 - How to avoid falling victim to online scams on social media platforms
August 16, 2025 - Fraude de plus de 5 000 $ / Entretoit – cinq arrestations à la tuque (in French only)
August 12, 2025 - Video: Yes, those clips of Carney pushing investment schemes are definitely fake
August 5, 2025 - International collaboration successfully intercepts and returns $2.3 million
fraudulent transfer
July 24, 2025 - Joint Advisory: Cyber officials warn Canadians of malicious campaign to impersonate high-profile public figures
June 23, 2025
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