Digital Fraud Attempts from Canada Surpass Global Average as Canadians Who Said They Lost Money to Digital Fraud in the Last Year Report Losing a Median of CAD $1,301
TransUnion's analysis shows that the rate of suspected digital fraud attempts in Canada was 4.4% in 2025, surpassing the global average of 3.8%. Among Canadians who reported losing money to digital fraud, the median loss was CAD $1,301, with stolen credit card fraud being the most common cause at 26% of reported losses. The suspected digital fraud rate for account login attempts in Canada was 14.2%, more than three times the global average of 4.3%, highlighting the elevated risk in this area.
Key figures
- Global fraud rate
- 3.8%
- Canadian fraud rate
- 4.4%
- Canadian gambling fraud rate
- 10.9%
- Global account login fraud rate
- 4.3%
- Canadian video gaming fraud rate
- 11.7%
- Canadian account login fraud rate
- 14.2%
- Canadian account creation fraud rate
- 4.6%
- Canadian gambling fraud volume change
- 7%
- Canadian logistics fraud volume change
- -62%
- Canadian online communities fraud rate
- 11.9%
- Canadian video gaming fraud volume change
- 53%
- Canadian online retail fraud volume change
- -73%
- Canadian financial services fraud volume change
- -32%
- Canadian online communities fraud volume change
- 63%
AI analysis
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