The Ottawa Police Organized Fraud Section focuses on investigating fraud matters and trends that can be linked, tracked and documented such as:
- Fraud Against Seniors
- Counterfeit Fraud (Currency and other documents)
- Credit Cards and Debit Card Fraud,
- Cheque Fraud
- Social Assistance (Welfare) Fraud
- Computer Fraud
- Identity Theft
- Corporate Fraud
The section focuses on fraud crime reduction through various proactive crime prevention strategies including: targeting organized crime groups, education, training and public outreach.
I think this is a fraud/scam, do I need to send it to police?
If you have received a fraudulent phone call/email/communication and have not provided any personal information or lost any money, please contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 to file a report for statistical purposes.
I've been a victim of fraud, now what?
If you lost money as a result of the fraudulent communication, you may file a report online.
To prevent further loss of monetary funds, please ensure you take the following steps:
- Cancel your cards and notify your bank of the fraudulent activity.
- Ignore any further communications from the subject and inform them that you have called the police if communication persists.
- Keep all documentation until it is requested by an Investigator.
If you have provided personal information but have not lost any money, please contact the Call Centre at 613-236-1222, extension 7300 to file a report as a report cannot be filed online.
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