60,000 Canadians have complained about the CRA phone scam — but Indian police say Canada isn't asking for help

September 21, 2018 08:01 UTC

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60,000 Canadians have complained about the CRA phone scam — but Indian police say Canada isn't asking for help

At least 60,000 Canadians have complained about being targeted by the phone scam over the past five years. Gehangir Rashidi lost $110,000 to the CRA phone scam, pulling money from his RRSP, savings and chequing accounts. Ritesh Bhatia, a top cybersecurity investigator in India, calls the CRA phone scam and others like it a 'huge operation' in India. Sudhir Kotian got the invite and went inside one of the scam centres with a hidden camera. "I was screaming as they hit me — they hit me, hit me, hit me.

Source: CBC News September 21, 2018 08:01 UTC

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