New Brunswick Financial & Consumer Services Commission warns of rising scams impersonating the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

The New Brunswick Financial & Consumer Services Commission has warned that fraudsters are increasingly impersonating the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre in fraud or bank investigator scams and recovery frauds. The alert says scammers may contact victims by phone, email or social media, claim to be from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or working with it, and use its name, logo or fake documents to make the approach appear legitimate. In the bank investigator variant, fraudsters may pose as investigators from a bank, major credit card provider or other well-known business, claim accounts have been compromised and ask for card details, transfers to a supposed safe account, payments to support an investigation or secrecy. In recovery frauds, people who have already lost money may be told that funds have been located and can be recovered if they pay administrative fees, security deposits, or cryptocurrency or wire transfer fees. The alert states that the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and police will never ask for money transfers, remote access, banking information, passwords or verification codes, and advises anyone receiving an unexpected call to hang up, contact their financial institution using official contact details, and report suspected incidents to their financial institution, local police and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.