![]() a con artist pretends to be a Canadian traveller and contacts friends or family saying he or she is stuck in a foreign country after being robbed, injured or kidnapped and needs money to pay for hotel or hospital bills, visas or airplane tickets.a con artist poses as a foreign doctor or health care professional and tells the friends or family of a Canadian traveller abroad that he or she is in hospital and needs money for medical treatment.someone promises you a financial reward in exchange for wiring money through your personal bank account.a fake foreign organization promises you an inheritance, a prize or money and asks you to pay for mailing costs or taxes. ![]() an online marriage scheme that results in your being the victim of extortion by in-laws living abroad or being forced to sponsor a spouse who will abandon you after arriving in Canada.criminals gain information about your corporate payment systems, then deceive your employees into transferring money into their bank account.an unsolicited email from a foreign company is seeking Canada-based representatives to establish a business presence in Canada, and, more importantly, to transfer payments from Canadian or U.S.a customer is asking that a refund be sent to an apparently unrelated business in a third country.a customer is trying to pay through an apparently unrelated business in a third country.a customer or supplier asks you to make a payment to a local official.a loan offer from a shadow bank in a foreign country that needs your personal information to open an account.a request for a charitable donation to an organization that asks for information on which bank account you will use.an email promising to help you obtain a visa or guaranteeing you a job abroad.someone offers to sell you merchandise, such as crude oil or precious stones, and offers to do business with you if you travel to the country.a foreign company needs you to send a fee or merchandise to obtain a contract with its government.Travelling to meet someone you met online.Warning: increasingly common and sophisticated scams.Contact the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate to verify that the call is legitimate. ![]() Our messages to Canadians abroad are sent from either or another Government of Canada email account ending with calls: If you receive a suspicious call, do not provide any financial information. We have received reports that some Canadians may have received false or misleading messages that appear to be from Global Affairs Canada.Įmails: If you receive a suspicious email, please verify the sender. ![]()
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