Taxi scams are very prevalent in Canada. Heres how to spot them [Video]

The Canadian Taxi Association is warning customers about scams involving fake roof signs that have recently been reported in several cities.

In a statement on Wednesday, the group said that there has been a rash of scams and cons involving fake taxis, mostly in Ontario, where a team of two people pretends to be a distressed passenger and taxi driver.

The group said such incidents were reported by police in Toronto, Sarnia, Sudbury and Ottawa.

“I wouldn’t call it on the rise, but it’s very prevalent,” said Canadian Taxi Association president Marc Andre Way in an interview with Global News.

“It seems to be moving from one city to the other.”

Way said the CTA suspects it might be the same group moving from city to city, but they’re not sure.

The scam involves a fake passenger approaching a passerby and saying their taxi driver will not take cash, which Way said is a red flag.

“Drivers not only accept cash, …