Police have charged a 20-year-old man in connection with a telephone scam.

Police allege that a group of suspects made unsolicited calls to random people purporting to be from the Canada Revenue Agency.

As part of the alleged scam, police say the recipients of the calls were told that they owed the CRA income tax and were threatened with imprisonment should they fail to pay immediately.

Once the recipients agreed to pay, police allege that they were instructed to send money to the suspects using a direct bank transfer.

Abhi Thakkar, 20, of no fixed address, was arrested on Jan. 25 and charged with nine offences, including fraud over $5,000 and three counts of fraud under $5,000.

Police say that they are aware of victims in Alberta and Ontario and believe there could be more victims spread across Canada.

Anyone who has transferred money to Thakkar is asked to contact police at 43 Division at (416) 808-4300.