OTTAWA — Visitors to Canada are still getting scammed by fake websites as they apply for mandatory electronic travel authorization, with officials receiving hundreds of complaints in the past year. The National Post reported a year ago almost 500 complaints about unofficial websites had been received since the government began processing electronic travel authorizations (eTAs) in August 2015. Many hapless travellers are still unwittingly offering their personal information to non-government websites as they prepare to visit Canada. “Many of these websites clearly indicate that they are not associated with the Government of Canada,” said spokeswoman Lindsay Wemp. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada “does not maintain a comprehensive list of all third party eTA websites,” said another spokeswoman, Nancy Chan.

Source: National Post July 23, 2017 20:15 UTC