Fraud in New Brunswick
Reports to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre from New Brunswick, Jan 2021 to Sep 2025. That is 2% of all Canadian reports.
Reports4,668
Victims2,909
Money lost$21.0M
Began with a call1,602
Phone calls led to 627 victims and $2.9M in losses; text messages to 122 victims and $2.9M. Losses are as reported, not verified.
Area codes in New Brunswick
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How scammers made contact in New Brunswick
| Method | Reports | Share | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct call | 1,602 | 46% | 627 | $2.9M |
| Internet-social network | 561 | 16% | 457 | $6.7M |
| 472 | 14% | 178 | $1.2M | |
| Internet | 422 | 12% | 359 | $4.8M |
| Text message | 305 | 9% | 122 | $2.9M |
| 61 | 2% | 24 | $14,004 | |
| Door to door/in person | 37 | 1% | 34 | $281,656 |
| Fax | 2 | 0% | 0 | $0 |
Share of the 3,462 reports that recorded a contact method.
Phone call scams in New Brunswick
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service | 384 | 272 | $162,668 |
| Extortion | 315 | 81 | $302,801 |
| Bank Investigator | 282 | 79 | $294,729 |
| Personal Info | 172 | 60 | $0 |
| Prize | 120 | 29 | $407,769 |
| Emergency (Jail, Accident, Hospital, Help) | 96 | 42 | $1.2M |
Text message scams in New Brunswick
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phishing | 213 | 62 | $0 |
| Vendor Fraud | 22 | 13 | $18,626 |
| Job | 18 | 17 | $196,773 |
| Personal Info | 7 | 4 | $0 |
| Extortion | 6 | 3 | $1,991 |
| Emergency (Jail, Accident, Hospital, Help) | 4 | 2 | $2,000 |
Most reported scam types in New Brunswick
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Fraud | 918 | 911 | $0 |
| Service | 544 | 401 | $616,138 |
| Extortion | 484 | 121 | $645,785 |
| Personal Info | 382 | 243 | $0 |
| Phishing | 340 | 106 | $0 |
| Bank Investigator | 302 | 92 | $311,839 |
| Merchandise | 248 | 218 | $202,773 |
| Investments | 222 | 202 | $12.6M |
| Job | 156 | 116 | $833,215 |
| Vendor Fraud | 152 | 90 | $169,197 |
By year
| Year | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,271 | 795 | $4.3M |
| 2022 | 1,253 | 697 | $3.2M |
| 2023 | 993 | 634 | $2.9M |
| 2024 | 741 | 510 | $7.6M |
| 2025 (to Sep 2025) | 410 | 273 | $3.0M |
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 New Brunswick; 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.