{"id":1333,"date":"2016-02-16T16:20:27","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T21:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spiegelsohmer.com\/2016\/02\/16\/fraud-alert-did-you-get-an-unexpected-phone-call-from-the-canada-revenue-agency\/"},"modified":"2017-01-14T13:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-14T18:03:43","slug":"fraud-alert-get-unexpected-phone-call-canada-revenue-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiegelryan.com\/en\/2016\/02\/16\/fraud-alert-get-unexpected-phone-call-canada-revenue-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud Alert: Did you get an unexpected phone call from the Canada Revenue Agency?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There have been widespread reports of people across the country getting phone calls or messages from persons purporting to be representatives of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).&nbsp; These callers are aggressive and try to coax personal and financial information from their targets.&nbsp; The targets are also threatened with &nbsp;arrest for purported back taxes unless they send a money transfer by way of Western Union or similar services.&nbsp; The callers often use a fake Ottawa-area phone number to help bolster the scam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you get such a phone call or message, do not give your name or any personal information to the caller.&nbsp; It is important to note that the CRA generally communicates by mail and does not seek to obtain personal information over the telephone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The CRA\u2019s website has a fraud-prevention <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cra-arc.gc.ca\/scrty\/frdprvntn\/menu-eng.html\" target=\"_blank\">section<\/a> with sample recordings of such calls and other information on various scams to watch out for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"mailto:ssitcoff@spiegelsohmer.com\">Steven Sitcoff<\/a><em> is a tax lawyer at Spiegel Sohmer who works on a variety of corporate and personal tax planning matters, as well as handling disputes with tax authorities. 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