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Canada’s Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)

Fraud Files

Telephone fraud costs Canadians more than $100 million every year. Some people lose their cars, houses, and even worse they lose their life savings. Sound impossible? Well here are some real life examples of telephone fraud. William lost more than $40,000 to scam artists and Kathleen lost about $5000. They didn't think it could happen to them either.

Related Information

Phonebusters
Internet ScamBusters
Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus
National Fraud Information Center