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Calgary mom among hundreds of Canadians victimized by identity fraud linked to CERB
CERB benefits.As a stay-at-home mom, Carly Goddard knew she didn’t qualify for the federal benefit, so she didn’t even apply.She said she was shocked when she started getting email alerts from the Canada Revenue Agency about her My Service Canada account.“I had two months approval for the CERB for July and August.”Goddard is just one of hundreds of Canadians who have been targeted by scammers when it comes to CERB.The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre said reports have come in from across Canada over the past few months.“Between March 6 and June 30, we had 713 reports of identity theft linked to the CERB benefit,” the CAFC’s Jeff Thomson said. Thief uses B.C.