by Tosha Hancott | Nov 12, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Featured, Uncategorized
The Ontario government has applied to seize a luxury $3.6 million condo on the 52nd floor of a building in downtown Toronto. The court application stated that it was part of a lavish lifestyle through a multi-million dollar cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Even as...
by Tosha Hancott | Nov 3, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Featured, Organized Crime
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...
by Tosha Hancott | Oct 26, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Featured
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...
by Tosha Hancott | Oct 21, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Featured
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...
by Tosha Hancott | Oct 18, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Featured
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...
by Tosha Hancott | Oct 15, 2021 | Breaking News, Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Featured, Fraud Prevention, Online Fraud
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...