Comments on: What to do if you’re a victim of e-transfer fraud https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/ Personal Finance and Budget Travel for Canadians Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:09:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Kelly https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-245511 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:09:16 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-245511 wrong. my bank did not investigate nothing. they told me to go to the police. all the bank did was close the bank account down and open a new one for me. they were useless.

]]> By: Erin https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-243865 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:23:18 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-243865 Just curious but what can I do if I had sent an etransfer to myself from my own account, but the money in it, was from an etransfer that was sent to me, then later was reported as a scam. They froze the account that I sent the money to from myself. It is my main account. I use it for everything. What are my options?….

]]> By: Barry Choi https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-238582 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 10:26:18 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-238582 In reply to Wade Huo.

Wade,

While you can make a case to your bank’s fraud department, you’ll likely be denied since you willingly gave up your banking information.

]]> By: Wade Huo https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-238557 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:26:43 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-238557 I was recently selling some toys on Facebook Marketplace for $25. A buyer claimed he was out of town and requested to hold the item, promising to pay in full. I provided my details for an e-transfer and received an email that appeared to be from Interac. When I clicked on the link, it took me to a webpage to log into my online banking account, which I did. After a few minutes, I was informed that the money would be deposited within 24 hours.
However, when I checked my banking account, I found that $1,500 was withdrawn from my savings account without my consent, and the money was transferred to an unknown recipient (Gigadat Inc, gigadat1@orderdeposit.com). A few minutes later, another $500 was also withdrawn from my account. I immediately locked my account and went to my nearest bank. Is possible to get the money back in this case.

]]> By: SARABJEET SINGH https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-231873 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 21:03:51 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-231873 I have a transfer amount of 100 dollars via etransfer and got mail that I could not transfer the funds due to the wrong email ID. The same has been deducted from my account. How can I get my amount in my account? Thank you

]]> By: Angie https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-230168 Wed, 22 May 2024 07:05:56 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-230168 In reply to Barry Choi.

Not sure if I gave you the update on this situation – but for me, it actually worked out. I first had to file with the local police, and then I filed with the feds. The detective I had was amazing – they located the “scammers” in another province, and sent a constable to go speak with them – telling them that they had until such and such date to return my funds. Well, they did. I was lucky. Often times the person scamming you is also a victim of sorts, to the ACTUAL scammers, who are using them to do the “dirty work” persay… I got really lukcy and the person DID show up at the the police station as they were told, and etransfered me my money back. This is a 1 in a million occurance anAd I am soo grateful that it worked out – it took them 3 months but it did work out.

]]> By: Adam https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-230144 Tue, 21 May 2024 20:16:32 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-230144 In reply to Aman Halait.

Do you have an update?

]]> By: Adam https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-230142 Tue, 21 May 2024 20:11:49 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-230142 In reply to Edison.

Any update to this?

]]> By: Barry Choi https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-227114 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:29:22 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-227114 In reply to Barb.

Hi Barb,

If it was his email that was hacked, then that’s on him. To protect yourself, you should get written documentation that you sent the e-transfer and to which email. Your landlord likely won’t accept that as an answer, but it shows proof that you paid to the right email.

This reddit thread explains a similar situation – https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvicecanada/comments/n8thum/landlords_email_hacked_and_my_rent_etransfer/

]]> By: Barb https://www.moneywehave.com/what-to-do-if-youre-a-victim-of-e-transfer-fraud/#comment-227112 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:24:27 +0000 https://www.moneywehave.com/?p=766992#comment-227112 I sent rent by e-transfers (2 seperate ones), to the same email I’ve used for over two years. They both were deposited, yet my landlord says he didn’t deposit the first one. I looked on bank statement and it shows they both had been accepted. His son called us and said his dad’s email had been hacked. Now he’s saying he might evict us. Does he have the right to evict or make us pay again? He said that he would let us pay half and he’d pay other half.

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