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The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre ( CAFC; formerly known as PhoneBusters National Call Centre) is Canada 's national anti-fraud call centre and central fraud data repository. [1] It was established in January 1993 in North Bay, Ontario, and is jointly operated by the Ontario Provincial Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Competition Bureau.
Caller ID spoofing remains legal in Canada, and has recently become so prevalent that the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has "add[ed] an automated message about [the practice] to their fraud-reporting hotline". The CRTC estimates that 40% of the complaints they receive regarding unsolicited calls involve spoofing.
In addition to its main operations, the Competition Bureau also jointly manages the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ontario Provincial Police. Under the Competition Act, the Competition Bureau can also challenge civil and merger matters before the Competition Tribunal.
While Valentine's Day can be a great way to spend some time with the person you love, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) is reminding the public to stay vigilant for romance scams, especially ...
The fraudulent, automated calls displayed the phone number of a prepaid "burner phone", registered to a "Pierre Poutine" of "Separatist Street" in Joliette, Quebec. In addition, "Pierre Poutine" also used the alias "Pierre Jones" of pierres1630 at gmail.com, living at the fictional address of 54 Lajoie Nord in Joliette, Quebec.
Civil law enforcement agencies. Canada Border Services Agency [28] Canada Post Security & Investigation Services. Canada Revenue Agency Criminal Investigations Program [29] Canadian Food Inspection Agency Inspectors and Investigators. Correctional Service of Canada. Competition Bureau [30]
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Telephone number representation[edit] Canadian (and other North American Numbering Plan) telephone numbers are usually written as (NPA) NXX-XXXX. For example, 250 555 0199, a fictional number, could be written as (250) 555-0199, 250-555-0199, 250-5550199, or 250/555-0199. The Government of Canada's Translation Bureau recommends using hyphens ...