The South Bruce OPP is urging residents to use caution when engaging in digital currency transactions and investments, after a local victim was scammed for over $1,000.
On March 18, officers were dispatched to an address in the Municipality of Brockton, where an individual reported being victim of a fraud.
According to police, the victim had been attempting to invest in cryptocurrency through an online agency. They gave access to their devices to the scammer, resulting in a loss of approximately $1,100.
"Scammers often use fraudulent documents marked with logos and wording that can appear legitimate, which leads the victim down a path of surrendering personal information and banking details under the belief they are conversing with a legitimate source," read the statement from OPP. "If you receive any documentation that appears suspicious to your situation, contact the company or financial institution in person or directly by a number you know to be theirs; not the phone number or email the document advises to do, as it could be fraudulent."
For more information on fraud, you can contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or http://www.antifraudcentre.ca
