Beware scammers who make contact by phone, email, texts in Ontario and Canada: officials [Video]

Canadian government officials are alerting the public to scammers who are using phone calls, texts and emails in attempts to take people’s money and private information.

Officials with the Canada Border Services Agency said Monday that fraudsters posing as representatives with that agency are using email, text messages and telephone calls to fraudulently access personal information and request payments.

“Telephone calls may display numbers and employee names that appear to be from the CBSA. Emails may contain CBSA logos, email addresses or employee names and titles to mislead the readers,” government officials said in an online information/scam alert page.

CBSA officials say people should be alerted if someone is claiming to be a CBSA employee and contacts you to:

• request personal information (such as a Social Insurance Number, credit card number, bank account number or passport number)
• demand money

“Protect yourself from fraud. If you get a call, text, or email asking for your SIN …