{"id":967,"date":"2021-03-24T16:18:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T23:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/?p=967"},"modified":"2021-03-24T16:24:31","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T23:24:31","slug":"is-it-tax-season-or-scam-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/is-it-tax-season-or-scam-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it Tax Season or SCAM Season?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019re all aware, March and April don\u2019t just herald the arrival of spring; it\u2019s also in March and April every year that we all must turn our attention to our taxes.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, the cybercriminals have figured this out as well, and by now, they are churning out a wide variety of tax-themed scams to try and separate us from our hard-earned coin.\u00a0 What can we do to stay safe from the scammers?\u00a0 Glad you asked \u2013 here are a few tips for you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Start<\/strong> by watching a short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qHdj0nSMXUs\">video<\/a> that explains quite nicely what the <strong>Canada Revenue Agency<\/strong> does and what they won\u2019t do.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next<\/strong>, take a look at the images below \u2013 they\u2019re a good summary of how to avoid being caught by tax season scammers:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-970\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/cllrspfng-eng-page-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/mlscm-eng-page-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/phscm-eng-page-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001.jpg 1275w, https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001-600x776.jpg 600w, https:\/\/commons.royalroads.ca\/studentlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2021\/03\/trnsfr-eng-page-001-945x1223.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Canada Revenue Agency<\/strong> has put together a very informative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/corporate\/security\/protect-yourself-against-fraud.html#h7\">website<\/a> that has lots more tips and stories for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Understand<\/strong> that the CRA scams are just one more technique that cybercriminals use to try and <strong>steal your identity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want more information?\u00a0 Please have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securityawareness.royalroads.ca\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Think you may have been the victim of identity theft or a CRA scam?\u00a0 Here\u2019s how to get help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For CRA-related issues, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/revenue-agency\/corporate\/security\/protect-yourself-against-fraud.html#if-you-were-scammed\">webpage<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Want to report a scam?\u00a0 Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/report-signalez-eng.htm\">Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RRU Computer Help Desk\n<ul>\n<li>(250)391.2659<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/confluence.royalroads.ca\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>IT Security:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>(250)391.2600 x4975<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"ma&#105;&#108;&#116;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x73;&#x65;cu&#114;&#105;&#116;&#x79;&#x61;&#x77;&#x61;re&#110;&#101;&#115;&#x73;&#x40;&#x72;&#x6f;ya&#108;&#114;&#111;&#x61;&#x64;&#x73;&#x2e;ca\">Email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>REMEMBER: STOP! THINK! CONNECT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we\u2019re all aware, March and April don\u2019t just herald the arrival of spring; it\u2019s also in March and April every year that we all must turn our attention to our taxes. 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