RCMP Cybercrime and Fraud

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is Canada's federal police service and the primary investigative body for fraud cases that cross provincial boundaries, involve organised crime, or have an international dimension. The RCMP's Integrated Cybercrime teams investigate offences including large-scale investment fraud, business email compromise, cryptocurrency fraud, and cases where the proceeds of crime are laundered through Canadian financial institutions.

The RCMP is one of three founding partners of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), alongside the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Competition Bureau. Intelligence gathered through CAFC reports is triage by analysts and, where it meets thresholds for investigation, is referred to RCMP or provincial police units. The RCMP also participates in international operations coordinated through INTERPOL and bilateral law enforcement partnerships.

Canadians who have lost money to fraud should report to the CAFC as a first step, as this is the intake mechanism for the RCMP system. For very large losses or cases involving clear organised crime, victims can also contact their local RCMP detachment directly. The RCMP does not guarantee investigation of every report, and many fraud cases are handled by provincial or municipal police. Victims of identity fraud should also contact the credit bureaus (Equifax and TransUnion Canada) to place fraud alerts on their files.