But now the Sudbury woman has her doubts, as she's fighting to get her identity back after someone applied for CERB benefits in her name. And now she says she's faced with the task of proving her identity to the Canadian Revenue Agency. "At the end of the day, most victims of identity fraud — once proven that they're victims — won't have any sort of financial loss. Thompson said he believes this spike in identity fraud tied to CERB may soon start to taper off. "You know, whether it's through deception, request for money and or fraudulent request for money or through other identity fraud campaigns, it's going to remain a prevalent crime for some time."

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 10:00 UTC