Bitcoin fraudsters impersonate Canadian police to steal over $18,000

Bitcoin fraudsters impersonate Canadian police to steal over $18,000
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2019-10-3 11:28

Police in Canada have issued warnings about a Bitcoin scam after two citizens reportedly lost $18,764. 50 (CAD $25,000) to criminals posing as police officers. As usual, the criminals told victims that their personal banking details, social insurance number, and other information had been used in a major fraud case or money laundering case.

Victims were then instructed to transfer Bitcoin if they wanted to solve the problem. Despite the outlandish scenario, this isn’t the first time something like this has happened. Back in April, Hard Fork reported on how a phone scammer was posing as a police officer and targeting…

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