Got a message on the answering machine to call some mike wallace (cant really tell because there was static and a buzzing sound) so i called the number on my caller id. no answer. then i instantly got a call back, gave me some other name, said he was returning my call. i said no, i returned his call but no one answered. he was arguing with me about who called who and i said, who are you and what do you want. gave me a [***] answer, something about cra crime or fraud unit. and i so, what do you want, he said who am i speaking to. i said you called me, you should know who you called. i think he got fed up and just hung up. then i get a call again, one ring and hangs up. i knew it was a scam from the moment he said hello. he didn't like my attitude so he didn't want to deal with me. i called back after 5 minutes. someone else answers and saying something about how i don't know how to talk because i kept telling him how are you working for cra when you are not even in Canada. he got fed up too and hung up. i just wanted to piss them off so i kept calling the number over and over and over again. no one would pick up. i just tried now and the number doesn't work. if cra was contacting me, it wouldn't be by phone first of all and he would know my entire name, not the fake stuff i put on the internet.
the guy was talking slow at first and there was a lot of static and buzzing sounds, you can barely hear him. come on people! i can't believe there are still people out there who believe these guys. they wouldn't be doing this if people didn't give up their information.
plus the number they called me back from was not the same as the first one. but the 613 655 9944 is not working right now. or at least not for my number.
just keep calling them back over and over again, they will eventually block your number i think. i tried that today and now i can't get through. i get a funny busy signal. they probably blocked my number from their phone! haha!
the numbers i got on my phone are 613 655 9944 and 1 954 794 9258.
The guy has East Indian accent. Was pretending to be a CRA representative.
Was threatening to file a criminal case within 24 hours. Was asking for my lawyer info.
I got the same scan from the same guy. He told me my wife owed over $6000 to the CRA and they considered the matter willful and criminal. If the matter went to the courts it could cost us over $40,000 and she could go to prison for up to 2 years. He then asked how I would like to proceed. He gave me the option of handling it now or going to court. I told him this sounded like extortion and fraud and he hung up on me.
This is not REAL! If you CRA suspects you of tax fraud the first you hear of it will not be a telephone call giving you 24 hours before a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
I had a call from the same person. Mine was a message left identifying himself as an officer and that a legal claim was filed against me. He said he was from the CRA. Just another scam.
Some "Officer Walter" left a message pretending to be calling about a legal case filed against my husband by the CRA. I felt it was sketchy, so I googled the number. My suspicion was confirmed here.
Got a call from this guy. Said his name was Mike Wallace. Said that he was from the criminal arm of CRA and asked me if I had a lawyer. He said criminal case will be filed tomorrow at which point I will have no recourse but go to jail for 3 years and will cost me 50K and impact my credit history and might even cause me to lose my job and citizenship.
When I pushed him for details, I knew he was a scam artist. I asked him to provide me his office no so I can call back and he said this was my last chance. I said please proceed as I need it in writing or proof of his identity to talk further.