novel coronavirus pandemic.Since the beginning of March, the centre has received reports of 1,250 cases of COVID-19 fraud, with a total loss of $1.9 million.
The vast majority of it is identity fraud connected to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit, also known as CERB.Trevor Halliday of Maple Ridge, B.C., recently fell victim to such a scam, after a fraudster stole his identity and opened a bank account in his name.