I received a call this date from the aforementioned phone #. The female stated that she was from the C.R.A. and there was a discrepancy in their records of different amounts on my T4A slip from their records than what I submitted on my 2015 income tax form and she would like more information. Being a seasonal Tax consultant, I asked her if she actually knew what a T4A Information Slip was and she replied, "income slip" : Question: What kind of income slip? She was hesitant and said "The money you make when you are employed" I then bombarded her with several other questions regarding other taxation information slips and guess what, she hung up on me. Some of these so-called scammers are dumber than a "sack of Hammers". If they are going to use scammers regarding our tax system, they should get someone that has knowledge of the Canadian Tax System.
This number is currently being used in a CRA (Canada Revenue Agency...aka the taxman) scam. The scammer that called me has a throaty voice and says her name is Chante. Says it is in regards to my 2015 taxes. Yeah...right....100% scammer. Do NOT answer this call. Do NOT call them back. For the most part, CRA will NEVER call you. They will send you assessments or requests in the mail to your address on file.
I just got the same call. Scratchy voice - her name was Chante. She told me I owed money and that they'd fix everything for me and send me a notice of re-assessment. She had my name, address and last two places I've worked. She didn't ask for my SIN number or anything, but I did confirm my last few addresses for her. I'm going to call the CRA tonight to confirm that it was a scam.
I wasn't going to question it - everything sounded legitimate. The Manitoba phone number is what through me off. I googled it and this is what popped up.
Make sure you call 1-888-863-8657 to confirm if you actually have anything owing like they say.
I received a call this date from the aforementioned phone #. The female stated that she was from the C.R.A. and there was a discrepancy in their records of different amounts on my T4A slip from their records than what I submitted on my 2015 income tax form and she would like more information. Being a seasonal Tax consultant, I asked her if she actually knew what a T4A Information Slip was and she replied, "income slip" : Question: What kind of income slip? She was hesitant and said "The money you make when you are employed" I then bombarded her with several other questions regarding other taxation information slips and guess what, she hung up on me. Some of these so-called scammers are dumber than a "sack of Hammers". If they are going to use scammers regarding our tax system, they should get someone that has knowledge of the Canadian Tax System.