Canadians continue to be targeted through the Canada Border Services Agency.
Be wary of an errant email, text or phone scam where an individual claims to be from the CBSA.
They’ll ask for your personal information including your SIN and then a payment.
With the delivery of the scam always changing, citizens are always reminded to be on the look out for things that are out of place or unexpected, but these scams are always a means to swindle money and to lure the recipient into giving out highly personal information.
The CBSA stated in a release that as an agency, they will never initiate a request for a social insurance number or credit card information by telephone or email.
Victims are to not engage and report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
There are also instances of fake ArriveCAN pages asking for payment. The ArriveCAN app is free and a product of the Government of Canada. It’s the platform to provide your mandatory information before and after entering Canada. An application for an Electronic Travel Authorization can only be made and paid for through the official Government of Canada website.
An eTA is electronically linked to a traveler’s passport and costs $7 CAD.
