Top 10 Canadian Frauds/Scams for 2009
The following list is a summary of a Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus survey of reporting local Better Business Bureaus across Canada of the most common Frauds/Scams they have identified over the past year (2009). It does not reflect the number of inquiries or complaints received.
1. Advance Fee Fraud
2. Work at Home Schemes
3. Mystery Shopping Fraud
4. Lottery/Sweepstakes Fraud
5. Cell Phone Fraud
6. ID Theft
7. Phishing
8. Health Claim Fraud
9. Credit Repair Services Fraud
10. Home Improvement Fraud
For more information you may visit the CCBBB website at
www.bbb.org/canada or contact directly at 1 (416) 644-4936