Phishing in Canada

71 phishing cases reported in Canada. Below: real examples, the platforms scammers use locally, and where to report.

Platforms used

πŸ“± Instagram 37
πŸ“± Email 14
πŸ“± Telegram 4
πŸ“± Facebook 2
πŸ“± Phone 2

Recent cases in Canada

WARNING: Maestro.org [US] Maestro College operates as a predatory financial aid operation designed to harvest students' lifetime federal Pell Grant eligibility through a closed-loop, low-effort curric...

2026-06-02

encountered a fake CAPTCHA while visiting the website for HIR Academic Contest.

2026-06-02

[US] Today I Encountered Google Maps B2C Spoofing TLDR; I called the number listed on a Google Maps profile (which has changed back for now) and it connected me with a computer that recorded my info a...

2026-05-30

[US] Probably a Work Good offer if Real I got this message from Indeed the other day to check out a part time position because the other position closed which feels too good to be true and seems reall...

2026-05-26

[Canada] Phishing scam email immediately after opening bank account Over the past few months, I’ve opened bank accounts at a major Canadian bank and a local credit union. Both times, I’ve received phi...

2026-05-08

Almost completely falling into Bank Impersonator Scam I feel so gullible for getting 'partially' scammed and I wanted to share my experience so that people are aware of this scam. Today, I received a ...

2026-05-05

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