Five people, including three minors, were arrested Thursday in an apartment in Acton Vale, 90…
Manitobans are targeted in cryptocurrency scams: securities commission
A Winnipeg woman fell victim to a cryptocurrency investment scam which led to her maxing out her credit card and losing $18, 000. She reported the scam to Jason Roy, a senior investigator at the Manitoba Securities Commission. The Winnipeg victim told Roy she had been...
RCMP warning local businesses across Canada about bitcoin scam
In the past two weeks, several businesses in Fort McMurray, St. Paul and Vermilion have been targeted by fraudsters. Police are investigating multiple reports of a phone scam targeting local businesses using the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. In each of the cases employees...
Cryptocurrency exchange companies started a lawsuit over phantom BC company
Two companies behind an international cryptocurrency exchange platform are taking Bitmex Exchange Ltd. to court, claiming the B.C.-registered firm is shady and should be dissolved after being “incorporated for an improper purpose” including alleged trademark...
Senior is out $34, 000 from cryptocurrency scam in Kelowna, B.C.
A 77-year-old Lynda Krauza decided she wanted to get into the cryptocurrency market after seeing an ad for bitcoin. Krauza gained interest in cryptocurrency when her husband has been in and out of Kelowna’s hospital, and she could use the money. Krauza said “My kids...
The latest cons in the cryptocurrency world
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Scam The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said that US $2 million was stolen from cryptocurrency investors by fraudsters impersonating Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk is a proponent of currencies like bitcoin and dogecoin. A giveaway scam contacted...