Prevention Toolkit
Practical checklists and resources to protect yourself from scams. Use these tools before making financial decisions online.
The Golden Rule of Fraud Prevention
If something sounds too good to be true, it almost certainly is. Scammers exploit urgency, emotions, and trust. Take your time, verify independently, and never let anyone pressure you into sending money or personal information.
Before Sending Money
Go through each item before making any online payment or financial commitment.
Suspicious Website Checklist
Use this checklist to evaluate whether a website is legitimate before entering personal data.
Reporting Fraud
If you've been scammed or suspect fraud, report it immediately. Reporting helps protect others.
Emergency: Call 911
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Report Cybercrime
Reporting computer crime online helps the RCMP, the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre (NC3) and the Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) learn more about the nature of these incidents.
Report Child Exploitation
Report the online sexual exploitation of children to Cybertip.ca.
Report Cyber Incidents
Report on behalf of a large organization, infrastructure or a government institution to the Centre for Cyber Security.
Report National Security Concerns
Report concerns about terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, espionage, foreign interference or cyber-tampering affecting critical infrastructure to the Security Intelligence Service.
Report Spam
Report unwanted spam emails of a non-criminal nature to the Spam Reporting Centre.
Cyber Security Incident Reporting Portal
Submit a cyber incident report directly through the Centre for Cyber Security portal.
National Do Not Call List
Register your phone number or report telemarketing violations to the National Do Not Call List.
Cyber Security File Upload Portal
Upload files related to a cyber security incident through the Centre for Cyber Security portal.