Where to Report Scam Emails - Wifetime of Happiness

With the holidays just around the corner, fraudulent emails seem to become almost part of our daily routine by showing up in our email inboxes…To keep yourself (and others safe) – Please learn How and Where to report these fake emails, promptly!

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What to do if you suspect you have received a scam email:

• Do NOT click any links inside the email message body.

• Simply press forward, choose the appropriate company email address to which you are reporting on and press send.

• Delete the email. (they'll take care of the rest!)

Check out my examples of actual, fraudulent emails I get sent on a regular basis here: HOW TO SPOT A FAKE EMAIL.
This will give you a great sense of just how many scams there are out there, what these emails look like and how to spot a fraud.

Reporting scams will not only help to keep you safe, but others too. Please do the right thing! You can also read more into using a Virtual Private Network to increase your security while browsing online, keeping your connections private can provide anonymity, as long you're not entering your email address into any dodgy sites, you shouldn't be the recipient of phishing scam emails!

How to Report Fraudulent Emails
Email the appropriate company so they can act on the situation ASAP!

AMAZON: stop-spoofing@amazon.com
For more information:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201127830

AMERICAN EXPRESS: spoof@americanexpress.com
For more information:
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/content/fraud-protection-center/how-we-protect-you.html

APPLE: reportphishing@apple.com
For more information:
https://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/phishing/

BANK OF AMERICA: abuse@bankofamerica.com
For more information:
https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/report-suspicious-email.go

BMO (Bank of Montreal): online.fraud@bmo.com
For more information:
https://www.bmo.com/home/popups/about/report-fraud

CANADA REVENUE: info@antifraudcentre.ca
For more information:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/nwsrm/lrts/2014/l140307-eng.html

CHASE: abuse@chase.com
For more information:
https://www.chase.com/resources/report-fraud

CIBC: fraud@cibc.com
For more information:
https://www.cibc.com/ca/legal/report-online-fraud.html

EBAY: spoof@ebay.com
For more information:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/questions/report-spoof-email.html

FEDEX: abuse@fedex.com
For more information:
http://www.fedex.com/us/security/prevent-fraud/index.html

FIRST NATIONAL: reportfraud@fnni.com
For more information:
https://www.firstnational.com/site/security-center/email-fraud.fhtml

HSBC: info@hsbc.ca
For more information:
http://www.hsbc.ca/1/2/personal/security/report-fraud

IRS: phishing@irs.gov
For more information:
http://www.irs.gov/uac/Report-Phishing

NETFLIX: phishing@netflix.com
For more information:
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/13243

PAYPAL: spoof@paypal.com
For more information:
https://www.paypal.com/ca/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/Help/general/TopQuestion4-outside

PC FINANCIAL: fraud@preschoicefinancial.com
For more information:
http://www.banking.pcfinancial.ca/mkt/common/legalinfo/importantnotice-en.html

ROYAL BANK (RBC): phishing@rbc.com
For more information:
http://www.rbc.com/privacysecurity/ca/email-and-website-fraud-3.html

SCOTIABANK: phishing@scotiabank.com
For more information:
http://www.scotiabank.com/ca/en/0,,2970,00.html

TANGERINE: phishing@tangerine.ca
For more information:
http://www.tangerine.ca/en/security/index.html

TD BANK: phishing@td.com
For more information:
http://www.td.com/privacy-and-security/privacy-and-security/report-online-fraud/reportfraud.jsp

UPS: fraud@ups.com
For more information:
http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/ship/fraud.html?WT.svl=Footer

VISA: phishing@visa.com
For more information:
http://www.visa.ca/en/personal/securewithvisa/phishing.jsp

WESTERN UNION: spoof@westernunion.com
For more information:
https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/fraudawareness/fraud-report-fraud.html

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Don't forget to check out How to Spot a Fake Email for actual examples of fraudulent emails that you may receive!