Busting Phone Scammers

Police raids shine light on overseas phone scammers. Marketplace journalists got exclusive access to an undercover RCMP investigation into major scam calls that have scammed Canadians of millions of dollars.

For two years, we have zeroed in on scammers in Indian call centers targeting Canadians: posing as CRA tax agents, tech support workers or impersonating police and other government officials.

Many of you have come forward with stories of being contacted by these scammers and asked why authorities can’t do more to stop these schemes. We’ve always wondered: Are there accomplices in Canada?