TAX Refund SCAM Warning

Time is counting down to file your income tax return by April 30th. Already many of you have filed your tax return and anxiously waiting for the tax return to be processed and refund either come into mail or directly deposited to your bank account with CRA records.

Unfortunately scammer are taking account of this dire situation and pulling out all their tricks to steal your identity information. A tax return contains the most private information about you. You can only get access to that information through CRA secured web site and logging into your “MY ACCOUNT”.

This phishing scheme just came to my attention. Scammers are sending a fake email informing that CRA is sending them their refund by email money transfer. The fraud scheme seems to be highly sophisticated. They have the CRA banner with actual link to CRA web sites. The Form looks very similar to CRA on line forms. But the URL gives out that it is not a CRA website.

Scam Phishing Email

Scam Online Simple Form

Scam Online Form

For your identity protection and security reason, do not send any information through CRA website. Use snail mail or call them direct.