A Mission woman just lately misplaced roughly $45,000 in a cryptocurrency scam., police say.
Based on a Mission RCMP information launch, the scam began when a woman clicked on a job posting hyperlink for promotions and social media.
Police say she then obtained notification of the earnings for doing the job. Nevertheless, she was requested to e-transfer 1000’s of {dollars} and a considerable amount of cryptocurrency to “unlock” her earnings.
Mounties say the woman realized it was a scam and stopped.
“As usually occurs with a lot of these scams, the woman was then contacted by one other firm, claiming they might get better her misplaced funds – for a charge of round $2,000,” Mission RCMP mentioned.
“Mission RCMP advocate utilizing warning when sending funds on-line to any individuals or companies you aren’t acquainted with, and to unfold the phrase about a lot of these scams to your family and friends, to assist others keep protected.”
The detachment beforehand reported cryptocurrency scams in 2024 and 2023 in which locals misplaced $25,000 and $30,000 respectively.
