The Manitoba RCMP is reminding Manitobans to be aware of scam callers claiming to be from government agencies pretending to be government employees asking for large sums of money.

 

This comes after a Thompson resident received calls from a scammer pretending to be from the CRA and the Thompson RCMP detachment, asking them to send money through the mail by spoofing their phone number.

 

Spoofing is when a caller intentionally falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity.

 

Luckily, the victim’s family member noticed something was off, and prevented the parcel from being sent.

 

The RCMP and all government agencies, including Service Canada, will never call asking or demanding money for any reason.

 

Anyone who receives these types of calls or believes they may have been a victim of fraud is asked to call their local police detachment or the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501.

 

For more tips and information regarding current scams and how to protect yourself, visit The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) website.