PM Trudeau warns of COVID-19 emergency benefit ‘scam’
Speaking to the pre-announced billions in revamped emergency benefits for Canadians who are now unemployed, or off work because of the pandemic, Trudeau told people to beware of any suspicious text messages about the new Emergency Response Benefit.
“Alert: The emergency response benefit of Canada relief fund has sent you a deposit,” reads an example of the scam message that then asks the receiver to click a link to claim their money. This is not from the federal government.