Revenue
Canada
The
Canada Revenue Agency warns Canadians of mail scam
November
17, 2008 -- The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is warning taxpayers
to beware of a recent scam where some Canadians are receiving
a letter fraudulently identified as coming from the CRA and
asking for personal information. The letter is not from
the CRA. The letter claims that there is “insufficient
information” for the individual's tax return and that in order
to receive any “claims,” they will have to update their records.
The letter attaches a form specifically requesting the individual's
personal information in writing, via fax or email, including
information on bank accounts and passports. This letter is
not from the CRA and Canadians should not provide their personal
information to the sender.
All
taxpayers should be vigilant when divulging any confidential
information to third parties. The CRA has well established
practices to protect the confidentiality of taxpayers' information.
The
CRA has notified the proper law enforcement authorities of
this scam.
For
information about this and other similar scams, or to report
deceptive telemarketing activity, visit www.phonebusters.com
, send an email to info@phonebusters.com
, or call 1-888-495-8501.
A
PDF
version of the letter is available on the CRA
Web site at www.cra.gc.ca/alert
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