A Metro Vancouver man who purported to operate a “rent-to-own” real estate company that helped people…
Charges laid in Toronto fraud investigation involving fake cheques, Bitcoin
March 3, 2021 (Toronto) – Toronto police say they have laid a number of charges following a year-long employment fraud investigation where victims deposited fake cheques before shelling out their own cash. In a news release, police said that in February of last...
Police warn of fraudulent Bitcoin letter circulating
Feb. 3, 2021 – British Columbia police are warning the public about a threatening letter scam occurring in the Port Coquitlam and Coquitlam areas over the past week. The letter requests the receiver of the letter to send Bitcoin by scanning a QR Code at the...
Bitcoin ATM fraud strikes again as North Vancouver man is taken for $3,000
A North Vancouver man is out $3,000 after scammers pretending to be tax collectors convinced him to pay his supposed bill to the taxman with the cryptocurrency bitcoin. The scam happened Thursday when the man received a phone call from someone who said he was an...