Regina, Saskatchewan – Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) has announced that it has become aware that scammers are targeting Saskatchewan residents with emails claiming to be from SGI.
According to a recent press release, the subject line and text of the emails is ever changing. “But we’ve seen it cover subjects like residency confirmation and registration requests. SGI does not contact customers via email to receive this kind of information,” said the insurer.
The press release continued that for unsure customers, individuals should contact their local licence issuer or the SGI Customer Service Centre at 1-844-TLK2SGI (855-2744). SGI is also requesting individuals to notify the insurer of any potential issues.
Collision Repair reached out to SGI directly for more information and spoke to Michaela Solomon, communications consultant, with media relations customer, communications and marketing who commented that while SGI does not track the frequency of scam-related issues, “we observe a handful of these types of issues each year, and they tend to occur in waves. We’ve seen a few different scam emails circulating over the last few weeks, which is why we took action to ensure our customers were aware.”
When asked about advice for customers to help them maintain their digital safety, Solomon concluded that “if you’re unsure if an email claiming to be from SGI is legitimate, contact your local licence insurer or the SGI Customer Service Centre. Don’t use the phone number or email address included in the suspect email. These emails can be very convincing, so please approach any email claiming to be from SGI with a skeptical eye and never click on a link until you are 100 percent confident it’s a legitimate email.”
“If you’ve discovered that the email is fraudulent, don’t click on any links. Report the email as spam through your email provider and delete the email. If you did click on links in a fraudulent email or provided your personal information to someone who shouldn’t have it, contact the police and take the steps suggested by the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Please also notify SGI of the potential issue. These are steps you can take to have your SGI information password protected. You can do this at any SGI motor licence issuing office.”
