What Pausier can help with
Pausier can help you pause, review pressure signs, avoid risky actions, and verify through official or trusted routes before acting.
Country overview
Canada
Local scam-pressure notes, official support routes where verified, reviewed alerts, and local stories are shown only where Pausier has existing reviewed data.
What Pausier cannot do
Pausier cannot confirm whether something is safe or unsafe, recover money, contact authorities, replace official reporting, or guarantee an outcome.
Local context
Support routes and alerts are shown where they exist in Pausier's reviewed data. If review is missing, Pausier shows fallback guidance instead of inventing links.
Support in your country
Support in Canada
Use reviewed routes to verify independently, report suspicious contact, and protect accounts or payments.
Reviewed support is partially available for this country.
Coverage note: National anti-fraud routes are verified. Provincial and sector-specific escalation routes are still incomplete.
Report fraud/cybercrime
Report fraud and cybercrime to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Use the CAFC route whether you are a victim or a witness.
Review current alerts from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
Use the CAFC site for fraud alerts, prevention guidance, and current scam patterns affecting Canadians.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre phone line
Use the CAFC toll-free phone route for fraud and cybercrime reporting guidance.
Official phone number: 1-888-495-8501
Keep evidence
Keep screenshots, message text, timestamps, sender details, payment references, and any case numbers.
Use official channels you already trust, such as the organisation's official website, app, card number, or local authority website.
Do not use links, numbers, or contact details supplied by the suspicious message or caller.
If money may be at risk, contact your bank or payment provider first using an official route you already trust.
If there is immediate danger, use local emergency services or a trusted local authority route.
Official alerts
Official alerts for Canada
Official alert coverage is still expanding for this country. Pausier keeps the area visible so users can see the limit clearly instead of assuming alerts exist everywhere.
Local stories where available
Reviewed stories for Canada
Spoofed bank call and one-time code
When the caller asked for the one-time code.
Source: PeopleFake bank investigation pressure
When the caller claimed there was a bank investigation and asked for remote access or mailed cash.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceBusiness spear-phishing transfer
When payment instructions or account details appeared through email or business messaging.
Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud CentreGrandparent emergency courier
When the caller claimed a grandchild was in legal trouble and said the matter was confidential.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceLoved-one legal trouble cash pickup
When the caller asked for cash to be left outside for legal fees.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceMarketplace fake e-transfer phishing
When the buyer sent a link to accept payment and asked the seller to enter banking details.
Source: Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceSource list
Review the sources Pausier can show.
Official support route sources and alert sources appear in the panels above when verified data exists for this country.
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