Regional police services across Canada have issued warnings about fraudulent investment schemes involving Bitcoin, an encrypted…
OPP warn against emergency scam targeting grandparents
Fort Frances (May 19, 2020) – The Fort Frances OPP is warning against a ‘sinister’ emergency scam targeting grandparents in the Rainy River district area over the past month. The phone scammer posed as the lawyer hired to defend the grandchild who they claim to be in...
Guelph police warn against phone fraudsters using bitcoin scam
Guelph (March 24, 2020) – A Guelph woman lost $19,000 to a bitcoin scam. Guelph police reported that the victim was called by a spoofed number, on March 18. The caller posed as a police officer on the phone and instructed her to deposit $19,000 into a local Bitcoin...
Richmond Hill man arrested in connection with lottery scam
Atikokan (February 26, 2020) – The OPP arrested Shafqat Khan from Richmond Hill in a fraud case concerning a lottery scam. The scam was reported to the OPP in June of last year. As a result of the investigation, Khan has been charged with trafficking in stolen goods...
Hamilton man arrested in phone scam investigation
Hamilton (January 30, 2020) – The Toronto Police arrested Emre Suna from Hamilton following a phone scam investigation. He is accused of impersonating an RCMP officer while defrauding people over the phone using gift card information. On January 28, the Toronto police...
Authorities warn against prevalent bitcoin scams
January 29, 2020 – The Alberta RCMP and the Abbotsford Police issued warnings against prevalent bitcoin scams. The authorities make an effort to stop scammers from defrauding people out of their money using bitcoin frauds. Typically for the phone scams, the fraudsters...