Top tips for spam calls:
- Don’t answer numbers you don’t recognize or have saved.
- Block numbers you’ve answered that seem suspicious or spam
- On Android phones you can also report a phone number as Spam and give a reson (so it can help prevent future spam)
- Not sure if the spam call is someone you know? Hang up and call that personal contact using a saved phone number you have that you know belongs to them.
You can also report spam here:
https://www.fightspam.gc.ca/eic/site/030.nsf/frm-eng/MMCN-9EZV6S
Common Scams that Target Canadian Consumers:
(Be sure to also check and read the “Knowledge is Power” tab of the above page)
Other tips for identifying scams and fraud:
https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/fraud-scams.html
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/technology/online-privacy-tracking-cookies/online-privacy/spam/News Articles on Gift Gard Scams:
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/privacy-topics/technology/online-privacy-tracking-cookies/online-privacy/spam/News Articles on Gift Gard Scams: