Police are reminding everyone about scams after a local person from Perth East was conned out of $6500.
The victim invested in cryptocurrency online, and currently cannot retrieve their funds.
Police are reminding everyone not to give out personal information to people you don’t know, always verify contact information…for example if someone says they are from your bank hang up and call your bank for yourself.
The “Little Black Book of Scams” can be found at the link below:
https://www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03074.html
If you’ve been a victim of a fraud, you are encouraged to report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre by calling 1-800-495-8501 or visit http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca.
Written by Rob Ross
