Canadian Revenue Agency Letter asking for Personal Information-Phishing
Scam!
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Summary of the eRumor:
A
warning about a fraudulent letter from
the The Canada Revenue Agency to taxpayers asking for personal
information. |
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The Truth:
The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) is the
government agency responsible for collecting taxes in Canada. They
issued an official warning on their web site to 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."
According to the CRA web site, the letter
tells the taxpayer that “insufficient information” in their tax return
to process their "claims" and includes a form to update their record.
The agency suggests that people receiving such letters should report
them to
www.phonebusters.com. This can be
done by visiting that site, sending an email to
info@phonebusters.com,
or call calling them at 1-888-495-8501.
Click
here for the official warning.
updated 11/03/08 |
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| A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet: |
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Check out the link below…. also attached
is a copy of the actual letter being distributed. If you get this letter
in the mail DO NOT COMPLETE IT!!!!
This letter is not issued by Revenue
Canada. The link below is a CRA warning.
WARNING
posted at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2008/l080818-eng.html
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