Cryptocurrency Scam

• Ontario couple lost more than $370K in crypto scam: police

  Ontario Provincial Police say they're investigating after a couple lost more than $370,000 in a cryptocurrency scam. 

  Crime

  Jun 20, 2022
  
• Alberta man conned out of thousands of dollars thanks to new twist on old scam

  An Alberta man is warning others after falling victim to scammers who conned him out of thousands of dollars with an elaborate bitcoin scheme.

  Consumer

  May 12, 2022
  
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• Guelph, Ont. police seeing an increase in cryptocurrency investment scams

  In a news release on Monday, the service said this is not a localized scam and that other major cities have been hit as well.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2022
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• Alberta woman conned out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by online lothario

  An Alberta woman is warning others after falling victim emotionally and financially to a romance/cryptocurrency scam that cost her hundreds of thousands of dollars.

  Consumer

  Mar 24, 2022
• Seniors in Metro Vancouver told to beware after latest scammer targets 73-year-old for $10,000

  More than a dozen incidents since Jan. 11 are under investigation by the Vancouver Police Department alone, according to a Thursday news release. 

  Crime

  Jan 27, 2022
• Cryptocurrency fraud ‘exploding’ in Canada, according to consumer advocacy groups

  A Calgary woman, along with the BBB and the Alberta Securities Commission, are warning investors of cryptocurrency fraud after complaints explode.

  Consumer

  Jan 24, 2022
• Aylmer man loses $141,000 in cryptocurrency scam: police

  Aylmer Police are investigating after they say a man lost $141,000 in a Bitcoin cryptocurrency scam over the span of half a year.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2022
• Guelph man loses nearly $100,000 in cryptocurrency scam: police

  Guelph police are encouraging residents to be careful when investing in cryptocurrency after one man lost nearly $100,000 in a scam online.

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2021
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• Picton, Ont. business defrauded $15K in fire inspector scam: OPP

  OPP say someone claiming to be a fire inspector told a Picton, Ont., business they were in violation of several fire codes, and ordered them to pay thousands in cryptocurrency.

  Crime

  Sep 13, 2021
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• Vancouver victims lose almost $2 million in cryptocurrency scams in one week

  Const. Tania Visintin with the VPD said investigators think cryptocurrency scams are being under-reported because the victims often feel shame or embarrassment.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2021