A Calgary man is warning others about a telephone scam, involving crooks claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency.

Faouzi Abou-Hussein said his wife received this message Wednesday night.

“The reason for this call is to inform you that there is a serious lawsuit filed against your name,” was what the message said.

Abou-Hussein said she called the number provided and was told she had to pay nearly $30,000 dollars to settle a tax fraud lawsuit or the RCMP would come and arrest her. They told her she would have to go to a Shoppers Drug Mart and said to wait outside. There, someone would give her all of the information to go inside and pay.

Her husband called them back and knew it was a scam.

660 NEWS contacted the same number — with a 613 area code — and received similar threats.

LISTEN:

https://www.660news.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/8/2015/09/24/cra-scam-audio.mp3

The Canada Revenue Agency said they’ve noted an increased number of these types of scams, and adds, they never ask for pre-paid credit cards, or information about your passport, health card, or driver’s license.