Before you visit or pay in Toronto
Local guidance, not a verified incident list or crime-rate ranking. No report does not mean safe.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Warning signs to check
- A stranger asks you to pay their taxi fare with your bank card in return for cash, saying the driver cannot accept cash.
- A payment terminal is handled out of your sight or the card returned to you looks different from yours.
- An unofficial event-ticket seller pressures you to pay immediately, sends a suspicious purchase link or refuses a verifiable ticket-transfer method.
- An unexpected text or email asks for a payment, login details or a security code through a link.
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Original authorities and official reporting
- Toronto Police Service — Fraud prevention
- Toronto Police Service — Fraud Prevention Month 2026
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre