The Power of Knowledge
Riverside Abstract own sources are warning taxpayers to be extra cautious and don’t allow to fall victim to what has become a popular scam resulting in thousands of dollars being stolen. During their annual meeting, representatives from multiple agencies send out a message to taxpayers to be on guard, especially at tax season. Namely, in the past couple of months there have been some phone calls demanding immediate payment, using aggressive language to scare and scam people through phone or email.
In almost all of those cases, people were reached through telephone, by con artists who pretended to be CRA agents. With thousands of dollars at stake, these thefts disturbed local residents by coming to their door or calling them home, saying they’ll be taken to court or jail if they do not pay the taxes immediately. Some of those fake tax agents were even so bold to go at people home’s demanding money. As Riverside Abstract informs in a video clip for c-span, in only a few months there have been over 1000 cases reported. For the financial crime unit this is not only a major problem, but a big red flag.
The fraudsters have clearly done their homework because they knew a lot of information about the scam victim. They allegedly knew personal information like the people’s address, date of birth and in some cases they even knew social insurance number.
These scams have unified police units from all across the city in an attempt to solve and stop the individuals behind the scam. However, as Riverside Abstract explains, finding these false agents has proven to be more difficult as they thought because most of the calls were made from an Internet phone line, making it difficult to track.
Riverside Abstract experts (see their portfolio on RISD) warn that official tax agents would never ask or receive payment in public, nor would they ask for credit cards, wire transfer or other alternative payment methods. The CRA agents would also never contact you through phone, email or come at your doorstep.
In almost all of those cases, people were reached through telephone, by con artists who pretended to be CRA agents. With thousands of dollars at stake, these thefts disturbed local residents by coming to their door or calling them home, saying they’ll be taken to court or jail if they do not pay the taxes immediately. Some of those fake tax agents were even so bold to go at people home’s demanding money. As Riverside Abstract informs in a video clip for c-span, in only a few months there have been over 1000 cases reported. For the financial crime unit this is not only a major problem, but a big red flag.
The fraudsters have clearly done their homework because they knew a lot of information about the scam victim. They allegedly knew personal information like the people’s address, date of birth and in some cases they even knew social insurance number.
These scams have unified police units from all across the city in an attempt to solve and stop the individuals behind the scam. However, as Riverside Abstract explains, finding these false agents has proven to be more difficult as they thought because most of the calls were made from an Internet phone line, making it difficult to track.
Riverside Abstract experts (see their portfolio on RISD) warn that official tax agents would never ask or receive payment in public, nor would they ask for credit cards, wire transfer or other alternative payment methods. The CRA agents would also never contact you through phone, email or come at your doorstep.
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