2015 10 27 @ 3:30pm
Received an automated telephone call from John Myers, 613 704 2173, threatening to have me arrested for tax fraud and evasion. If I did not call back immediately a criminal warrant for my arrest would be issued today. The last thing said was, "Have a blessed day."
I almost had a heart attack. Who can these threatening people be reported to? They are trying to extort money from people!!!!!
My lawyer's clerk says this is a scam. The CRA notifies people professionally through letters not cold calling scams.
Relax and have a good day. Just ignore the threatening call.
A Computerized Robot voice claiming to be from the CRA informing me i'm being investigated for Tax fraud and evasion and to call this number immediately Or an arrest warrant will be issued. I'm guessing this is a new spin on the scam, Using a robot voice so you can't tell their foreign altho a huge red flag for me was not even anyones name and 4 people live here with all different surnames
Except for the "have a blessed day" sign off on the recording, this is a well-done effort. This one is not originating in India but in Nigeria, that's the accent of the perps. I called the number to have some fun, and the frontline CSR was by far the best of the bunch - he had a flawless script and his delivery was outstanding. However as they worked through their hand-offs, the quality of the delivery and the message deteriorated. A few incorrect word usages, trouble maintaining the sequence of information. I finally got to the guy who was assigned to give me payment instructions. I told him I only had about $5000 in cash in the house. He directed me to the closest Moneygram office and told me where to send the money. Then he said I would need a secret question and answer. I said "How about my favorite activity?" and he said "That's a very good question. What is your favorite activity?" I answered slowly "Shooting...[***]." He said "Shooting...?" and I said "[***]. Dirty [***] [***]. Would you like me to shoot you, [***]?" He burst out in profanity before hanging up.