Urgent warning: Police impersonated in highly sophisticated phone scam
Queensland police have issued an “urgent warning” after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phone scam.
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| City: | Toronto |
| State: | USA + Canada |
| Latitude: | 43.7001100 |
| Longitude: | -79.4163000 |
| Time zone: | America/Toronto (GMT -5) |
| Population: | 2,600,000 |
| Forest Hill is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located north of downtown. The village was amalgamated into Toronto in 1967 and the area has retained its name as a neighbourhood. Along with Lawrence Park, Rosedale, and The Bridle Path, it is one of Toronto’s wealthiest (...) Wikipedia » | |
| Ratings | |
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| Hazard level: | 50 % |
| Number of ratings: | 2× |
| Latest rating: | Aug 20, 2021 Add comment |
| Views | |
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| Number of views: | 63× |
| Last viewed: | May 14, 2026 |
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Queensland police have issued an “urgent warning” after a QPS number was used in a government or Australian Taxation Office (ATO) phone scam.
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An automatic call says my social number was fraudly used in Nunavut. I'd press 1 to talk to someone. The man said: How can I help you? I answer : Can I speak to someone speaking French (because i'm french canadian) and he closed the line.
C'est un appel automatique disant que mon numéro d'assurance social a été utilisé frauduleusement au Nunavut. J'appuye sur 1 pour parler à quelqu'un. L'homme parle en anglais et me demande Comment il peut m'aider? Je lui demande de pouvoir parler à un francophone. Et il raccroche la ligne.
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