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Scams and fraud - CRA
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Security and privacy of your information with the CRA
How to protect yourself against scams and schemes. Find out how to report a scam, suspicious activity, or suspected tax cheating.
Protecting yourself
Report a scam or identity theft
What to do if you suspect you're a victim of a scam or notice suspicious activity on your account
Verify it's the CRA calling
What to expect when the CRA calls, how to verify a callback number is from the CRA
Protect your CRA accounts
Regularly monitor and protect your CRA accounts against suspicious activity
Tax cheating
Report tax or benefit cheating in Canada
Learn how to anonymously report various types of suspected cheating
Report offshore tax cheating
Confidential reporting of international tax evasion or avoidance, rewards for reporting
Consequences of tax evasion
Recognizing tax evasion and tax fraud, understanding its consequences, enforcement actions
Combat tax evasion and avoidance
International data sharing of tax non-compliance, legal tools, criminal investigations
Criminal investigations process
What triggers a criminal investigation, enforcement and possible outcomes
Criminal investigations at the Canada Revenue Agency
Protecting Canada's tax base by investigating significant cases of tax evasion and other financial crimes
Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5)
An alliance of five countries, including Canada, dedicated to fighting international tax crime through enforcement, collaboration, information gathering, intelligence, and partnerships
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- 2025-06-03