I received a call today from 855-881-8141 saying I owed back taxes, was being sued, and I needed to pay $4,000 immediately to avoid going to jail. Total scam and have reported this to both CRA and the Canadian anti fraud center (1-888-495-8501).
Just got a call to call back on 613-366-3339 saying Revenue Canada has a warrant against me. and in the end says God bless you... I am so tired of these scam calls!!
I got the same message as above.... What a scam...it Totally annoyies me that people actually do this to other people... And then say GOD BLESS at the end of the message!!!!!
I just got the same message on my voicemail - first part was cut off (I guess their robot is dying!). The message started by quoting a "case number" and requesting a callback to this #.
Then, 2 mins. later, I got a call from another #, 613-927-9974 that hung up as soon as they heard my outgoing msg. I suspect this is yet another # perpetrating this same scam.
The real CRA does use live people to leave you messages, and if they don't get you on the phone, they will send you snail mail.
When the REAL CRA wants $$ from you, (and have deemed you uncooperative) you will know it -- they don't start lawsuits against you, nor are there police waiting outside your house to arrest you -- they blithely freeze (and sometimes drain) all of your bank/investment accounts AND garnishee 100% of your paycheck. You'll get the notification in the mail after this has happened.
Same as the others: "law suit pending against you". I played the message back 5 times, hearing it as "Kennedy Revenue Agency. Nothing on Google for Kennedy Revenue Agency. When my friend called the number (613) 366-3339 no one picked up the phone. Then it occurred to me that I might have misheard, and it could be Canada Revenue Agency. I'm glad to hear from others that CRA does not operate this way and also to be wary of the second number the scammer has apparently used: (613) 927-9974. Thank you for that.