Phone Scam Canada Department of Justice Against Social Insurance Phone Fraud
45This is a phone scam. Never answer or call them back.
“The following is regarding an enforcement action which has been executed by the Department of Justice against your social insurance number. Ignoring this would be an intentional attempt to avoid initial appearances before the magistrate, judge, or exempt jury for a federal criminal offence. So before this matter goes to federal court house or you get arrested, kindly press 1 and speak to an officer now. I repeat, press 1 to speak to a office right now to avoid further actions.”
You can visit here for more info:
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/contact/fraud.html
Note from the Department of Justice Canada
Fraudulent calls from the Department of Justice Canada
- The Department of Justice is aware of technical problems with our public enquiries telephone number, as well as of fraudulent, “spoof” calls originating from the number. The Department of Justice did not place these calls.
We are working to resolve the technical issues, but if you’ve received a suspicious phone call and wish to report it, please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, the agency responsible for dealing with fraudulent calls of this nature. :
https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm