RCMP Stepping Up Efforts to Nab Suspects in CRA Phone Scams

RCMP Stepping Up Efforts to Nab Suspects in CRA Phone Scams
The Canada Revenue Agency headquarters in Ottawa in a file photo. A recent rise in scam callers pretending to be CRA employees has been bilking money from Canadians across the country. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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The RCMP is tracking leads and IDing potential Canadian suspects in preparation for an “imminent” arrest in the recent Canada Revenue Agency phone scam case, officials say.

According to an Aug. 23 report by CBC News, RCMP officers have been closing in on the criminals behind the infamous scams. Involving an automated, vaguely threatening message telling the victim that they owe large amounts of taxes to the CRA, the scams have been targeting tens of thousands of Canadians across the country.