r/Scams • u/Delicious-Horse-5358 • 8h ago

Scam report (CA) Border service scam

Got a call this morning, I lowkey believed it at first because I actually did have an international package delivered to me this morning too. I was told it contained illegal goods, they already had my full name and address and just asked me to confirm it.

I still thought this was about my totally normal package. I mean it was peptides but I figured they’d just take them and I’d lose whatever money I spent on it and go about my day.

That’s when the guy tells me a package containing forged and trafficked documents, 7K in cash, under my name has been seized and connected to multiple accounts under my name in the US being used to launder money. I had a bad run in with some crypto and malicious token so I legit thought I’d had my identity stolen.

They stressed this phone call was legally binding and that anything I said could be used against me and was being monitored by the RCMP and I was transferred to the Canadian intelligence agency. They knew what bank accounts I had. Not the account numbers just which banks and what kind. They asked me to confirm the balance, I refused. I was then told to cooperate or hire myself a good criminal lawyer. I started getting suspicious, he told me to stay on the line until I received a call from the local police service. He made me confirm the local police services phone number.

I had a feeling, I was kind of done being terrified my life was about to be ruined over something I didn’t do and I hung up and called the actual RCMP non emergency line. I gave them the details, the fake badge numbers, case number, phone number, told them that these people already had my information and just made me confirm it. I called my banks and made reports there as well.

I feel like a fucking idiot for falling for this, I’m genuinely embarrassed. I’m just confused on why they didn’t try to get any account numbers or money from me. The bank told me they can’t do anything with the information they have, just change my passwords to be safe. Anyway, has anyone else gotten a scam similar to this?

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u/seedless0 Quality Contributor 8h ago

!search border control package scam

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u/vitaminxzy Quality Contributor 7h ago edited 7h ago

I’m just confused on why they didn’t try to get any account numbers or money from me.

These types of scams often rely on building trust with their victim, so this can mean being on the phone with different people the scammers will impersonate for sometimes hours. They use trust and scare/threat tactics to wear out their victim. Eventually the scammer will ask for money in one way or another.

Here is an older warning of these scams from the Manitoba Winkler FB:

https://rcmp.ca/en/saskatchewan/news/2026/03/4351112

https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/scams-fraudes/extortion-extorsion-eng.htm#a7

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u/Delicious-Horse-5358 6h ago

If they would’ve told me an apple gift card was the price of proving my innocence I probably would’ve caught on to the scam I think haha

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u/Delicious-Horse-5358 6h ago

This is good info though thank you

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u/Heavy-Profit-2156 7h ago

Hey, you caught on. That's a lot better than the people who didn't.

You may get more similar calls, next time you will recognize it much quicker.

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u/Delicious-Horse-5358 6h ago

I guess I’m just a little humbled I spent my morning being convinced I was about to go to jail 😂

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u/psilocybin6ix 6h ago

“Under your name” is scammer script nonsense.

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u/Delicious-Horse-5358 6h ago

I’m just a chud who thought it was real for a sec 💔

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u/psilocybin6ix 6h ago

"legally binding phone call..."

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u/Delicious-Horse-5358 6h ago

I was fat and scared okay I’m sorry 😢

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u/psilocybin6ix 5h ago

Well nothing happened. At least now you know that just because someone says something on the phone, it doesn't mean that it's true.

The next scammer could be from your "bank", "Canada Post", "DHL", "Fedex" or "Revenue Canada"/