Multiple police forces as well as the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) are warning that online and telephone scammers are impersonating multiple police forces as well as the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, making it all the more difficult for people to know whom to trust. But they do have some tips to avoid being scammed.

According to a news release on Tuesday from the RCMP, the three most common impersonation scams are bank investigator, tech support and, more worrisome, the “recovery pitch.”