March

2. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre is open Monday to ___ (10 am to 4:45 pm ET)(6)
5. Step 1 of the Scam Safety Toolkit (5)
6. What scammers try to do — keep you from talking to family or friends (7)
8. The CRA's phone number ends with 8281 — but you should call 1-800-959-___ (two digits)(10)
11. Best action for a scammer's phone number or email address (5)
15. AI-generated fake audio or video used to impersonate someone (8)
16. Psychological control trick scammers use to exploit emotions (12)
18. The act of making someone believe something that isn't true (9)
19. Three-leaf symbol of Ireland — and a reminder: three red flags = hang up (8)

1. Stopping something before it happens (10)
3. What we lose or gain? (March 8 — Daylight Saving Time started in Canada)(8)
4. A berry, technically (from your February Fun Facts)(6)
7. April 30 — scammers create fake urgency around this word (8)
9. Not needed if you spot red flags (4)
10. Emotion victims often feel, which stops them from reporting the scam (5)
12. An untraceable payment method scammers demand (6)
13. March 20 — day and night are equal (7)
14. Not taken in March 2026 — we had one in 2024 (4)
17. The scammer's best friend — makes you act before you think (7)