It's tax time again, and along with the stress and strain of getting your paperwork in order and filing your tax return, there's also the added hassle of dealing with all the scammers who use this time of year to try and rip you off.
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In fact, I myself was the target of a phishing scam recently, with the following e-mail sent to me this week. (I've blacked out my e-mail adress and highlighted what was a direct link which the scammers had wanted me to click)
Dear --------------------
CRA(Canada) has issued a refund of $520.00 CAD and you'll receive your refund directly on your credit card.
Go to CRA (Canada) portal to claim your refund.
Regards,
Canada Revenue Agency
Please don't reply to this email because it's been automatically produced from an address that can't accept incoming mail.
This message has been sent to ----------------- on 4/23/2019 at 14:08:10.
The e-mail stated that the sender was the Canada Revenue Agency but when I hovered my cursor over the sende's address the real one came up as info@digitaldreamscrm.com.
By the way, this method of checking to ensure the addressee is legitimate is one method of protecting yourself. You can learn more about this and other phising scams as well as ways to protect yourself by reading "Oh So Many Types Of Phising Scams"
By the way, this method of checking to ensure the addressee is legitimate is one method of protecting yourself. You can learn more about this and other phising scams as well as ways to protect yourself by reading "Oh So Many Types Of Phising Scams"
There are also a lot of telephone scams, typically targeting seniors, imiigrants and other people who are more vulnerable due to their unfamiliarity with how the Canada Revenue agency operates. Check out the R.C.M.P. tax fraud warning and how to report a scam.
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