Check unknown phone numbers in Canada with recent community reports. See caller patterns across Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and more, and share your experience.
Unsure about a Canadian number? Here you’ll find fresh community reports and practical tips for what to watch out for. Canada sees both legitimate callbacks from banks, couriers and agencies, as well as phishing related to taxes, customs or supposed delivery notices. In metropolitan areas like Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Calgary or Ottawa, mixed patterns are common. Important: area codes (e.g., 416, 905, 514, 604, 780) are not reliable location proof due to portability and VoIP — judge content and context, not just the digits.
Best practice: call back via the official number listed on the provider’s website/app, check in‑app notices and never share one‑time codes by phone. If you encounter recurring issues, document them and use your device/carrier blocking tools (Rogers, Bell, Telus). Short, factual notes here help others decide faster.
A female caller pretended to verify whether I'd been scammed recently, claiming to investigate scam info. I refused to discuss and mentioned that I'd indeed been scammed, warning that any call might be phishing.
Un appel silencieux a été reçu.
Robocall scam trying to get my social security number. Definitely a scam.
Source: Rebel News
The call sounded like a scam; they were vague and kept pressing for a response. I'd ignore it.
Unanswered call
The caller was vague and unhelpful, seemed more like a nuisance than anything useful.
I think this number is used for scams; the caller was aggressive and asked for credit card details.
Ran into an aggressive ad call, very annoying.
Notice: the user indicated this as bad – just letting you know.
Continues to call repeatedly
Ride via Uber
Reporter advises Caution.
Bothersome
User notes: Poor and warning
User supplied details: Annoying
According to them, they were from anti‑money‑laundering, I said I'm fine, then they laughed and dropped the call
User supplied details: Bad
Niche life insurance offering
Received a call claiming I had problems with Fido, yet I’ve never owned a Fido account
Call back via the official number from the company’s website/app. Don’t share 2FA codes. Check in‑app notices and verify ticket IDs over a separate channel.
Not reliably. Portability and VoIP mean area codes (e.g., 416, 514, 604, 905, 780) are not a trustworthy location signal. Evaluate content, timing and patterns.
Delivery notices, bank callbacks, verification codes, but also tax/customs phishing, fake support hotlines and aggressive sales calls.
Block repeats on your device, use carrier filters, don’t respond to pressure, and add a short, factual experience here to help others.