Fraud in the Northwest Territories
Reports to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre from the Northwest Territories, Jan 2021 to Sep 2025. That is 0% of all Canadian reports.
Reports206
Victims124
Money lost$1.5M
Began with a call57
Phone calls led to 26 victims and $174,560 in losses; text messages to 6 victims and $24,325. Losses are as reported, not verified.
Area codes in the Northwest Territories
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How scammers made contact in the Northwest Territories
| Method | Reports | Share | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct call | 57 | 36% | 26 | $174,560 |
| 32 | 20% | 11 | $489,075 | |
| Internet-social network | 24 | 15% | 21 | $402,689 |
| Internet | 20 | 13% | 16 | $117,937 |
| Text message | 20 | 13% | 6 | $24,325 |
| Door to door/in person | 3 | 2% | 3 | $0 |
| 1 | 1% | 0 | $0 |
Share of the 157 reports that recorded a contact method.
Phone call scams in the Northwest Territories
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Investigator | 11 | 7 | $67,005 |
| Prize | 10 | 1 | $500 |
| Personal Info | 8 | 4 | $0 |
| Investments | 7 | 4 | $89,965 |
| Service | 7 | 6 | $90 |
| Extortion | 6 | 0 | $0 |
Text message scams in the Northwest Territories
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phishing | 11 | 0 | $0 |
| Job | 2 | 1 | $13,000 |
| Prize | 2 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Bank Investigator | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Emergency (Jail, Accident, Hospital, Help) | 1 | 1 | $2,450 |
| Extortion | 1 | 1 | $0 |
Most reported scam types in the Northwest Territories
| Type | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity Fraud | 27 | 27 | $0 |
| Service | 22 | 15 | $31,448 |
| Investments | 19 | 15 | $367,540 |
| Personal Info | 18 | 12 | $0 |
| Phishing | 17 | 3 | $0 |
| Merchandise | 16 | 14 | $41,323 |
| Prize | 15 | 3 | $14,500 |
| Extortion | 14 | 2 | $713 |
| Bank Investigator | 13 | 9 | $77,005 |
| Spear Phishing | 12 | 8 | $643,535 |
By year
| Year | Reports | Victims | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | 35 | $381,150 |
| 2022 | 40 | 21 | $203,392 |
| 2023 | 45 | 26 | $203,738 |
| 2024 | 40 | 26 | $252,278 |
| 2025 (to Sep 2025) | 23 | 16 | $439,222 |
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 the Northwest Territories; 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.