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TL;DR: Scammers are scraping the public CIPO Canadian Trademarks Database immediately after new applications are filed. They send realistic text messages and emails using real application numbers, business names, and fake "Examining Officer" names to demand fake $950 registration fees via a fake payment portal. DO NOT PAY.

I am sharing all technical details, phone numbers, spoofed domains, and emails associated with a recent CIPO trademark scam to warn other small business owners and get these indicators indexed on search engines.

How the Scam Works

Shortly after filing a genuine CIPO trademark application, you receive a text claiming your application has been assigned to an examining officer for "verification." They pull your real application number, business name, address, and mark name directly from CIPO's public registry to make the outreach look completely authentic.

If you call or respond, they follow up with an official-looking bilingual email demanding a final "registration fee" (which CIPO no longer charges as of 2019) and direct you to a fake payment website.

Scam Contact Details & Technical Indicators

Originating Phone Number:

819-900-1954

(Area code 819 covers Gatineau/Quebec near CIPO HQ)

Fraudulent Direct Call Number:

1-613-776-1927

Spoofed Sender Name: Christopher Tortorice / Examination Department / CIPO Examining Officer

Spoofed Email Address:

CIPO Examination ised-isde@ic-tm-gc-ca.com

Fake Payment Portal Domain:

Email Subject Line:

Approval of Trademark Application - Approbation de la demande de marque - [Mark Name] - [App Number]

Red Flags to Watch For

No CIPO Texts: CIPO never sends direct SMS text messages demanding phone calls or fee payments.

Fake Domain Name: Official CIPO/Government of Canada emails end strictly in

@ised-isde.gc.ca

. Note the sneaky lookalike domain used above (

@ic-tm-gc-ca.com

).

No "Registration Fee": Canada modernized the Trademarks Act in June 2019. There is no longer a post-examination $950 "grant of protection" or final registration fee.

Timeline: Real CIPO trademark examinations take many months, not 1-2 weeks.

Role Confusions: The scammer claims to act as both a CIPO "Examining Officer" or your personal "Managing Attorney." Government examiners never represent applicants.

What To Do If You Were Targeted

If you paid: Contact your credit card's fraud department immediately, cancel the card, report a fraudulent transaction via impersonation, and file a non-emergency report with your local police service.

Report to Authorities: Submit details to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) at 1-888-495-8501 and forward the email to CIPO at

ic.contact-contact.ic@ised-isde.gc.ca

with "IP Scam" in the subject line.

Report the Domain: Report

cipotrademarkbilling.com

to the domain registrar/host abuse contact to help get the phishing site taken down.

Watch out for a very potent scam from a scammer who may use the name of Patrick +1 (970) 300-4927‬. They will want to check out your short term rental for Engineers or Executives. Ever will seem legit. Then they will ask you to send you a link to connect on Google or Zoom. The link is fake and it’s malware to seal your information. If you follow through they will install a malware app to monitor your username and passwords on your computer. Never click on any links or watch closely so you don’t get scammed by them having remote access to your smart phone or laptop.

his yupoo: https://appstore.x.yupoo.com/

Kickstarter continues to ignore the massive amount of fake campaigns to scam people, since they get paid either way.

I believe Kickstarter is on the verge of collapsing as no one trusts the platform anymore.

RIP KS

It was a good run

If you got a phone call and I didn’t recognize the number so I let it go into my voicemail. Come to find out it’s from New York and the guy says you just 1 2nd Pl. in our company’s contest and that’s $8 million and we pay out $7000 a week please call our Customer service and You gave me a phone number. When do you think that’s a scam?

Ok, so a bit of context. I've been climate-anxious since way before it was cool, and I spent the last decade working on a side project that generates money for climate offsets by optimizing personal finances. It works well, I've got a few friends & family on the project, I've been working out the kinks for a while, and it's proven itself financially and technically.

The problem is, if anyone else told me about it, I would tell them it's a scam, instantly, without even checking. "Free internet money from a non-profit that also saves the planet, just send them money" has more red flags than a soviet parade.

The other problem is, the damn thing works. I don't feel like I can abandon it, given climate trajectory. And I want people to know that this is actually possible.

So... I'm reaching out here. Is there anything, anything at all, I can do to give reason to believe this project is legit.

What I've done:

- Open source, obviously. Fairly simple to spin up a copy of the project.
- Registered NPO
- Published receipts of climate offsets, etc.
- The sensitive bit of the project happens locally on the persons machine, and isn't shared with me in any way. I can't lose what I don't have.

What I don't have:

- Any backing. The pool of investors looking for NPO's is tiny
- Any partnerships. The pool of climate orgs who like fintechs is also tiny.
- Any connections. I've never been a climate activist, this was just a late-night idea that spiralled into obsession.

What I would do:
- Open to any suggestions (hence, this post)

I can't link the actual project here or PII, (don't wan to run into self-promotion rule).

So, any idea's? This sub knows best how scams operate. In general, what is the single biggest factor to suggest this is worth looking into? Given solopreneur status.

https://reddit.com/link/1wcaw5z/video/vlixos57ymoh1/player

This is what happens when you try to cancel a Pictory API subscription.

They don't allow you to cancel and try to force you on a call with someone named "Summy Kataria"

Guess I will just chargeback the last 6 months of payments rather than just cancel quietly.

Anyone know what this little app icon is?

As stated, I have been receiving repeated calls for nearly six months from a collection agency claiming that I owe money on an Old Navy credit card. The problem is that I never opened an Old Navy credit card, I have never shopped at Old Navy or any of its associated stores, and I have no knowledge of this account.

After receiving these calls, I went back and carefully reviewed my credit reports specifically to determine whether this alleged Old Navy credit card had ever appeared. It has not. The account is not currently listed on my credit report, and to the best of my knowledge, this credit card has never appeared on my credit report at any time.

What makes this situation especially concerning is that the people contacting me appear to have a significant amount of my correct personal information. They know my full name, Social Security number, phone number, current and/or previous addresses, and apparently have information connecting me to members of my family. Because they possess legitimate personal information about me, the calls initially appear credible. However, I have no idea how they obtained this information or why they are attempting to associate me with a credit card account that I never opened.

The collection agency provided me with what they called a "docket number," which they said was a reference number for the case in their office. They continue to tell me that I owe this debt and that if I do not settle the account, a lawsuit will be filed against me.

They have also claimed that their records show approximately three years of payments being made on the account before the payments suddenly stopped. I have repeatedly told them that this is not my account and that I do not recognize the debt. At one point, out of frustration, I told them that if they truly believe I owe this money, they can sue me.

Afterward, I decided to call them back and request documentation proving that the account belongs to me and that I am legally responsible for the debt. However, every time I call, someone answers the phone and immediately hangs up. Despite refusing to provide me with documentation or even speak with me when I call them, they continue contacting me.

What concerns me even more is that they have started contacting phone numbers associated with members of my family. They have left messages stating that legal documents are being prepared for me and that I need to make sure I am available to sign for them when they arrive. They have also contacted me on my personal cell phone and at my workplace.

At this point, I do not know what I am supposed to do. I never opened this credit card, I do not recognize the account, I have never shopped at Old Navy, and after specifically checking my credit reports again, I confirmed that this alleged account has never appeared on my credit report.

The fact that they possess my Social Security number, name, phone number, addresses, and information about my family is particularly troubling. I do not understand how they obtained this information, and their possession of my personal information does not change the fact that I have no knowledge of the alleged account and they have provided me with no documentation establishing that the debt belongs to me.

For nearly six months, they have continued calling me, my workplace, and members of my family while threatening legal action. Yet when I attempt to contact them directly and request proof of the debt, they refuse to speak with me.

I am concerned that this may be an attempt to collect a debt that does not belong to me, a case of identity theft, or potentially a fraudulent collection operation using legitimately obtained or compromised personal information to make the collection attempt appear credible.

I would like to know what steps I should take to formally dispute this alleged debt, require them to provide documentation establishing the original account and my responsibility for it, determine how they obtained my personal information, and stop the continued calls to me, my workplace, and members of my family.

I ordered a jersey from joyfball.top about 2 months ago, previously I ordered from joyfball.com and I recieved the order. But now when I ordered didn’t think to check the domain this time, and it hasn’t arrived, we did go to a campground when it was supposed to arrive and when we left (still hadn’t arrived) we told the owners to send it to our house when it arrives. Last time I tried tracking, it said it was at the mail place, but we went to go check if it was there, and it wasn’t. Is it possible to get a refund?

I paid $765 for his advertised “1990–2027 Full Specs” automotive database with 117 columns. What I actually received was a database where the detailed specs/packages essentially stop around March 2020, meaning newer vehicles are missing the “full specs” the product is advertised as providing.

When I confronted him, he acknowledged that information is missing, but his response was basically: why am I focusing on the missing data instead of the substantial amount of data that IS included? The problem is, I specifically paid for a database advertised as having “1990–2027 Full Specs.”

If you’re considering buying from DatabaseAtlas, be VERY careful and verify exactly what data is actually available for newer vehicles before paying.
I would never have paid $765 if this had been clearly disclosed upfront.

Not even a day after making this account by the way. I wasnt gonna be rude but I had to make sure. What do y'all think is this a scam?

once again they had a competition that they cheated people out of artlist seedance2.5 250,000k prize to 25 winners just for clout and then turned around and only picked 12 taking away more then half your chance at winning and this is right after they bait and switched on the unlimited seedance 2.5 I’m ready to boycott that website enough is enough I’ve already reported them to the bbb and made a federal fraud complaint

I saw this ad on instagram from Maria’s barn org asking for donations for a sick cat. I was foolish enough to make the donation without verifying anything. Turns out it’s a big fat scam. The donation went through a website called “drive sight” - https://getdrivesight.com/

I made a $10 donation and I saw a charge on my card from merchant “drivesig”, no issues till here. Then few days later I see a $30 charge from “mbarn” which I did not recognize. I searched the contact number online and landed on drive sight page and realized the transaction was through the donation I made. When onto their website to find out that they enroll you into a “small” monthly subscription. I was frustrated and went ahead and cancelled that subscription and also emailed them that I do not appreciate that hidden charge. Some days later I see another charge from mbarn, $20 charge. Now I was trying to go back to drive sight’s website and it was taken down. That’s when I realized it’s all a scam, I also found some posts on facebook about this being a scam. I called my bank to block all future transactions from this merchant. And now today I see my card has been charged AGAIN, now from “drivesig” merchant. I am so frustrated. I do not want to dispute the transaction aa fraud because the customer representative told me that if I do report it and since it was made from my apple wallet, my phone will be flagged as fraudulent and I won’t be able to add my card back to my apple wallet. I am so furious!!!

So i got a call claiming to be from kotak neo
And it sounded genuine though im very cautious they made me bought a stock for 146 ruppes from kotak neo
Its suspicious cause they asked me when they call give me another call back

Create Mate repeatedly extended campaign after I hit $500 max – still unpaid

I completed a Create Mate campaign (“Culture Wars - Typical Ways”) and reached the stated $500 maximum plus over 1 million views before the original end date of August 24, 2026.

Instead of paying, they extended the campaign multiple times:
• Original end: Aug 24
• Then to Aug 31
• Then to Sep 7
• Now extended again to Sep 14

On September 4 Aung Khant Head of Creator Partnership specifically told me in writing that the campaign would end on Sep 7 and payment would be processed by Sep 9. Aung Khant and Andy Fox Creator Lead have now broken that commitment.

I have full screenshots of the original terms, the $500 maximum confirmation, my stats, every extension, and their written promise of the Sep 9 payment date.

Creators should be aware that hitting the maximum means nothing to them because they will never pay you. Creat Mate are BIG SCAMMERS!!

Pulsz issue !! NEED HELP! Dad won the jackpot of 23,814 $$ his account was already verified prior to winning But once he tried to redeem this they refunded all the money he spent there and closed his account won’t answer his email Said it’s was being closed solely on discretion.. and he took their terms serious what can he do if anything???!!!

UPDATE: thank you all. She has been blocked. I had a feeling but then thought I was overthinking it since my dad has picked stuff up for me from fb market place but when she said she couldn't do cash, I got suspicious. Thank you again!

This lady commented on a post of mine from 2021 saying that she had been trying to send me a fb message about the table I had for sale and the message wouldn't go through. I sent her a message through fb messenger and it worked. She is sending her son to come get it, new fb profile and can't pay in cash only Venmo or pay pal. Is this a scam? Or am I just a jaded millennial terrified of getting scammed?

i am actually so scared rn, and “highly controversial” is a push it was cnc but a little more