N.S. man reached on social media, out more than $150K USD in cryptocurrency scam

A unfortunate successful Cole Harbour, N.S., extracurricular Halifax, was defrauded of much than $154,000 US successful a cryptocurrency scam that spanned respective months, according to section RCMP.

RCMP are informing the nationalist astir the concern scam, and are offering immoderate tips connected however to debar being a victim.

According to an RCMP spokesperson, a antheral was contacted implicit WeChat and WhatsApp — and the scam took spot implicit the people of astir fractional a year.

“At this clip it’s excessively aboriginal to archer if it’s linked to different incidents reported,” Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said.

Police accidental cryptocurrency scams are being much common, and are informing radical to beryllium diligent erstwhile coming crossed these types of “high-reward, low-risk concern opportunities.”

“Anyone who trades oregon advises connected securities successful Nova Scotia indispensable beryllium registered with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC). If idiosyncratic isn’t registered with the NSSC oregon different Canadian securities regulator, it’s apt they’re a scammer,” RCMP wrote a successful a release.

They besides counsel radical to question proposal from reputable fiscal institutions erstwhile dealing with cryptocurrencies, which are presently unregulated.

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Anyone who believes they are the unfortunate of concern fraud, should study it to section constabulary and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.