It is no secret that there are several CRA scams circulating. But how do you know the difference in a real phone call versus a phony one?First off the CRA won't ever ask for your social insurance number, credit card number, bank account number, or passport number.
These scams may insist that this personal information is needed so that the taxpayer can receive a refund or a benefit payment. Cases of fraudulent communication could also involve threatening or coercive language to scare individuals into paying a fictitious debt to the CRA.
The CRA will not send you an email with a link and ask you to divulge personal or financial information unless you call the CRA to request a form or a link for specific information.
Never provide personal information through the Internet or by email. The CRA does not ask you to provide personal information by email.
Scammers are known to make contact via telephone, mail, text message or email.