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APR 11, 2023

5.2 million people in Canada were victims of Fraud in 2022 according to Police statistics—that number in a country of 38.25 million people.

Unfortunately, only 11% of those affected reported the incident to the police.

As consultants, you can make protecting your clients more straightforward by taking the time to understand the forms of Fraud you and your clients may encounter.

CAPIC, in promoting the licensed citizenship and immigration consultant (RCIC) profession, is raising awareness of fraud that immigrants may encounter with articles relevant to you during March’s Fraud Prevention month.

Being RCICs, you must uphold high professional standards and ethics because your clients are newcomers in a vulnerable position of trust. English may not be their first language, and the Canadian judiciary system is new to them. Therefore, to protect your clients and maintain the integrity of the RCIC profession, you should remind your clients of potential scams to avoid.

Here are the six forms of common fraud that you may help your clients avoid :

Internet and telephone scams

Fake websites that look legitimate are relatively easy for criminals to produce. Advise your clients to use official websites like Canada.ca to protect their interests. They may follow the links from Canada.ca to find program information, application documents and trustworthy authorized representatives like you.

Warn your clients that they may also encounter fake emails, phone calls from fraudsters posing as Canadian Immigration Officials, computer viruses or even false prizes.

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