Fraud in Manitoba
Reports to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre from Manitoba, Jan 2021 to Sep 2025. That is 4% of all Canadian reports.
Reports9,536
Victims6,431
Money lost$81.4M
Began with a call2,800
Phone calls led to 1,329 victims and $8.4M in losses; text messages to 263 victims and $2.4M. Losses are as reported, not verified.
Area codes in Manitoba
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How scammers made contact in Manitoba
| Method | Reports | Share | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct call | 2,800 | 40% | 1,329 | $8.4M |
| Internet-social network | 1,298 | 18% | 1,081 | $17.1M |
| Internet | 1,062 | 15% | 938 | $15.7M |
| 1,035 | 15% | 488 | $7.5M | |
| Text message | 676 | 10% | 263 | $2.4M |
| 98 | 1% | 24 | $8,663 | |
| Door to door/in person | 81 | 1% | 70 | $1.1M |
| Fax | 5 | 0% | 1 | $0 |
| Television | 2 | 0% | 2 | $48,453 |
| 1 | 0% | 0 | $0 |
Share of the 7,058 reports that recorded a contact method.
Phone call scams in Manitoba
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 623 | 460 | $463,706 |
| Extortion | 545 | 202 | $1.9M |
| Bank Investigator | 473 | 204 | $2.4M |
| Personal Info | 318 | 139 | $0 |
| Emergency (Jail, Accident, Hospital, Help) | 251 | 116 | $1.4M |
| Prize | 149 | 39 | $434,472 |
Text message scams in Manitoba
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phishing | 427 | 98 | $0 |
| Vendor Fraud | 65 | 45 | $55,503 |
| Job | 49 | 43 | $1.2M |
| Emergency (Jail, Accident, Hospital, Help) | 17 | 6 | $18,726 |
| Investments | 16 | 14 | $821,739 |
| Extortion | 15 | 3 | $2,200 |
Most reported scam types in Manitoba
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Fraud | 1,786 | 1,761 | $0 |
| Service | 1,007 | 781 | $2.3M |
| Extortion | 924 | 345 | $2.4M |
| Phishing | 725 | 224 | $0 |
| Personal Info | 705 | 474 | $0 |
| Merchandise | 537 | 479 | $1.3M |
| Investments | 529 | 504 | $23.2M |
| Bank Investigator | 522 | 243 | $2.7M |
| Job | 461 | 365 | $4.3M |
| Vendor Fraud | 370 | 251 | $3.2M |
By year
| Year | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,677 | 1,736 | $11.0M |
| 2022 | 2,377 | 1,510 | $11.1M |
| 2023 | 1,892 | 1,313 | $9.4M |
| 2024 | 1,729 | 1,285 | $41.4M |
| 2025 (to Sep 2025) | 861 | 587 | $8.5M |
Other provinces and territories
About this data
Source: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, Fraud Reporting System dataset, Open Government Licence - Canada, reports from 2021-01-01 to 2025-09-30. Counts are reports filed from Manitoba; a report can be an attempt with no victim. The dataset has no phone numbers or names. Many victims never report fraud, so actual numbers are higher.