Here are the most risky types of scams in Canada: report

Canadians were scammed the most with online purchases last year, but individuals reported a resurgence of employment fraud, according to a new report.

A report released Monday by the Better Business Bureaus, Inc., found online purchase scams made up almost a third (31.9 per cent) of all scams reported to the BBB Scam Tracker in 2022, and 74 per cent of people said they lost money.

Employment scams rose to second riskiest last year, up 23.1 per cent from 2021.

The average amount of money Canadians lost to employment scams was $1,500, which is up 66.7 per cent from 2021, and significantly higher than the average of $171 for all scam types.