{"id":26143,"date":"2023-01-04T18:00:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T18:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/?p=26143"},"modified":"2024-10-17T20:27:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:27:37","slug":"how-to-make-sure-it-is-the-cra-who-is-calling-do-not-fall-to-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/index.php\/2023\/01\/04\/how-to-make-sure-it-is-the-cra-who-is-calling-do-not-fall-to-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make sure it is the CRA who is calling? Do not fall to scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26143\" class=\"elementor elementor-26143\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3922c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3922c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1691b01\" data-id=\"1691b01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e9b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e9b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A legitimate&nbsp;<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">CRA employee will identify themselves when they contact you, providing you with their name and phone number to call them back, if needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re suspicious, you can make sure the caller is a CRA employee&nbsp;<strong>before<\/strong>&nbsp;providing any information over the phone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tell the caller you would like to first verify their identity.<\/li>\n<li>Request and make a note of their:\n<ul>\n<li>name<\/li>\n<li>phone number<\/li>\n<li>office location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>End the call. Then check that the information provided during the call was legitimate by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/corporate\/security\/protect-yourself-against-fraud.html#h1\">contacting the CRA<\/a>. Please do this before you give any information to the caller.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete these three steps, you can call the CRA employee back to discuss the reason for their call.<\/p>\n<h2>When to be suspicious<\/h2>\n<p>Red flags that suggest a caller is a scammer include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The caller does not give you proof of working for the CRA. For example, their name and office location.<\/li>\n<li>The caller pressures you to act now, uses aggressive language, or issues threats of arrest or sending law enforcement.<\/li>\n<li>The caller asks you to pay with prepaid credit cards, gift cards, cryptocurrency, or some other unusual form of payment.<\/li>\n<li>The caller asks for information you would not enter on your return or that is not related to money you owe the CRA, for example, a credit card number.<\/li>\n<li>The caller recommends that you apply for benefits. Do not provide information to callers offering to apply for benefits on your behalf! You can apply for benefits directly on Government of Canada websites or by phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>Click the link below to learn more!<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6496c2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6496c2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-796ad8e\" data-id=\"796ad8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d14827b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d14827b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/news\/newsroom\/tax-tips\/tax-tips-2022\/not-sure-cra-calling-here-how-to-find-out.html?utm_source=mediaroom&#038;utm_medium=eml\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A legitimate&nbsp;CRA employee will identify themselves when they contact you, providing you with their name and phone number to call them back, if needed. If you\u2019re suspicious, you can make sure the caller is a CRA employee&nbsp;before&nbsp;providing any information over the phone.&nbsp; Here\u2019s how:&nbsp; Tell the caller you would like to first verify their identity. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"ast-button\" href=\"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/index.php\/2023\/01\/04\/how-to-make-sure-it-is-the-cra-who-is-calling-do-not-fall-to-scams\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to make sure it is the CRA who is calling? Do not fall to scams<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cra-infomation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065.jpg",1280,853,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-1024x682.jpg",1024,682,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065.jpg",1280,853,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065.jpg",1280,853,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-photo-804065-804065-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tax Admin","author_link":"https:\/\/3ataxservicespc.ca\/index.php\/author\/tax-admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A legitimate&nbsp;CRA employee will identify themselves when they contact you, providing you with their name and phone number to call them back, if needed. 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