Comox Valley residents have lost over $1 million to cryptocurrency frauds
▪️Comox Valley RCMP says they’re investigating similar crimes with alleged losses of more than $1 million, just weeks after Saanich police claimed that bitcoin frauds cost local victims $1.4 million
▪️Other victims who wanted to invest in cryptocurrencies saw ads for cryptocurrency brokers on Facebook, paid money to the brokers, and were given online reports that their investments were performing well
▪️Such instances, according to Saanich police, may be difficult to detect because they sometimes include many levels of fraud and usually involve scammers operating overseas
Comox Valley RCMP says they’re investigating similar crimes with alleged losses of more than $1 million, just weeks after Saanich police claimed that bitcoin frauds cost local victims $1.4 million. The phrase cryptocurrency refers to digital currencies like bitcoin. Victims in two Comox Valley incidents were called and offered the chance to invest money in exchange for profits. Scammers gained access to the victims’ computers in order to open trading accounts on a specific platform, but the con artists also utilized the access to gather personal information. For a time, the victims received profits, but their accounts were also depleted.
▪️Comox Valley RCMP says they’re investigating similar crimes with alleged losses of more than $1 million, just weeks after Saanich police claimed that bitcoin frauds cost local victims $1.4 million
▪️Other victims who wanted to invest in cryptocurrencies saw ads for cryptocurrency brokers on Facebook, paid money to the brokers, and were given online reports that their investments were performing well
▪️Such instances, according to Saanich police, may be difficult to detect because they sometimes include many levels of fraud and usually involve scammers operating overseas
Comox Valley RCMP says they’re investigating similar crimes with alleged losses of more than $1 million, just weeks after Saanich police claimed that bitcoin frauds cost local victims $1.4 million. The phrase cryptocurrency refers to digital currencies like bitcoin. Victims in two Comox Valley incidents were called and offered the chance to invest money in exchange for profits. Scammers gained access to the victims’ computers in order to open trading accounts on a specific platform, but the con artists also utilized the access to gather personal information. For a time, the victims received profits, but their accounts were also depleted.