Cryptocurrency Investment Frauds

As Fraud Prevention Month in Canada comes to an end, OPP Detective Sergeant John Armit of the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Branch, currently deployed to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), joins to the 10-5 Podcast to discuss Cryptocurrency Investment Frauds. Topics include additional information on this year’s Fraud Prevention Month theme, methods of cryptocurrency frauds in Canada, warning signs, tips to protect yourself, and the challenges for law enforcement investigating cyber-enabled crimes.

For additional information, please visit the CAFC website at https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm.

To report a fraud to the CAFC, please visit https://antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm or contact them by phone at 1-888-495-8501.

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For more information on the Canadian Securities Administrators, please visit their website at https://www.securities-administrators.ca/registration/are-they-registered/

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Joshua Jutras.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

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