Waterloo Police Warn After 78 Residents Bitcoin Scam

World News reported on August 21 that Waterloo Regional Police alerted area residents after twelve people were victims of Bitcoin fraud. . Scammers are typically representatives from Service Canada, Service Ontario, the Canada Revenue Service (CRA) and other law enforcement agencies, contacting locals, asking victims to identify them, verify personal and financial information. , then to the bank. , police say they use QR numbers to trade bitcoin. So far this year, there have been 78 victims in the region, with a total of $ 430,000 in fraud.