JARVIS—Haldimand OPP reminds the public to be vigilant after a Jarvis resident was defrauded of $55,000 by investing in cryptocurrency with an online cryptocurrency brokerage. The suspected fraud occurred between October 13, 2021 and January 28, 2022. At this time, the victim is not able to retrieve their money from the investments. Due to the large amount of funds missing, the Haldimand Crime Unit has taken carriage of the investigation.
OPP is reminding the public to be aware of the warning signs. Never give out any personal information to someone you don’t know. Always verify contact information and don’t just call a number or email an address that an unknown person provided. The name on the caller display may be fraudulent. Give yourself some time to complete your own research. If someone calls you and identifies themselves as a bank representative, hang up and call your local branch to verify the call is legitimate.
Stay educated on fraud prevention. The “Little Black Book of Scams” can be found at: competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/eng/03074.html.
If you are the recipient of a fraudulent call, text or email, or if you’ve been a victim of a fraud, you are encouraged to report the incident to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre: 1-888-495-8501 or antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca.
