Got the scam message from Officer James Morrison stating me or my attorney should call back as soon as I get the message. SO from an outside line I called back claiming to be an attorney for (fictitious name). As soon as I told him I was recording the call he hung up. This is such a bogus scam!
This number called and left a message on my voice mail. An Indian-sounding man with a high-pitched nasal voice states that his name is "Officer James Morrison." He lists off the phone number as 343-885-7652. "Now don't try to disregard this message or do not return the call. If you do not return the call and if I do not hear from your attorney either than the only thing I can do is 'wish you good luck' as the situation readily falls on you. So give me a call back as soon as you get this message. Thank you."
If you get such a call, hang up and report it to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
These types of communication are not from the CRA. When the CRA calls you, it has established procedures in place to make sure your personal information is protected. If you want to confirm the authenticity of a CRA telephone number, call the CRA by using the numbers on its Telephone numbers page. The number for business-related calls is 1-800-959-5525. The number for calls about individual concerns is 1-800-959-8281.
I just had the same call, and message. Last week I had two robot like calls saying they were from Canada Revenue, then another that said press "1" to talk to an operator, so I did. When the guy came on, I said since you are Canada Revenue, you must know my legal name...he paused and then said something rude, and hung up.
This number called and left a message on my voice mail. An Indian-sounding man with a high-pitched nasal voice states that his name is "Officer James Morrison." He lists off the phone number as 343-885-7652. "Now don't try to disregard this message or do not return the call. If you do not return the call and if I do not hear from your attorney either than the only thing I can do is 'wish you good luck' as the situation readily falls on you. So give me a call back as soon as you get this message. Thank you."
I wouldn't be surprised if the call you received was from an overseas CRA scam. It is similar to the IRS scam that we have taking place here in the United States.
I don't know if they forget which country they are calling, but I have read comments that talk about these operations calling Canada claiming to be the IRS.