Call From 888-576-8502 Claiming from Service Canada

[jithucan123]

Hello Guys,

My wife got a call from 888-576-8502 claiming they are calling from Service Canada. They said my wife's SIN Number got some issues and asking her SIN Number. She said she can't give SIN to a stranger and hang up the phone.

She did the right thing. But when I checked in Google this number is from Client Support Centre Services - IRCC did these guys masked their number and Is this a Scam call?

Thanks in Advance.

 

[Shey.]

I received a call from an immigration officer. Was it a scam?

I would call IRCC and asked them if they actually need this information but probably not and it was a scam call.

 

[jithucan123]

I received a call from an immigration officer. Was it a scam?

I would call IRCC and asked them if they actually need this information but probably not and it was a scam call.

Thanks a lot for your reply.

 

[kushari]

Hello Guys,

My wife got a call from 888-576-8502 claiming they are calling from Service Canada. They said my wife's SIN Number got some issues and asking her SIN Number. She said she can't give SIN to a stranger and hang up the phone.

She did the right thing. But when I checked in Google this number is from Client Support Centre Services - IRCC did these guys masked their number and Is this a Scam call?

Thanks in Advance.

Phone numbers can be spoofed, so never trust a number. What you can do is ask for their extension and call back the official phone number on the Service Canada Website (not clicking on the call log of the incoming call) and dialing the extension. If it's a legit call, they would give you their extension. If not, they will make up some excuse. Also what issues can a SIN number have, sounds 99% like a scam.

 

[jagdeepsgandhi]

The number for Client Support Centre contact options where you can notice that there is 1 ahead of the number, Hence, it is a scam call, please do not dial back to that number,

TTY: 1-888-576-8502 (8 am to 4 pm your local time)

Call the TTY service if you:

• are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech impairment
• use a text telephone

Telephone: 1-888-242-2100 (in Canada only)

• Automated telephone service (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
  If you have a touch-tone telephone, you can listen to pre-recorded information about our programs, and check the status of your application.
• 
  Client Support Centre agents - Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., your local time, except for statutory holidays. Services are available in French and English.
  
  Agents can help you with general and case specific enquiries. They cannot:
  
  • make decisions on applications
  • help process applications faster, unless you meet the criteria for urgent processing