Bitcoin fraud (Kitimat)

Unfortunately, another Kitimat resident was the victim of a fraudulent phone call

Costing them a large sum of money. It was reported on March 1st that the victim had received a call from an online company that they had an account with. During the call, they were advised that their account was compromised and they had fraudulent transactions. The victim was allegedly transferred to the company’s anti fraud department who stated that the victims bank account was going to be frozen and they were required to take the money out before that happened. Further more, to protect the money, they would need to place the money into a local Bitcoin machine and someone would bring the money back to the victim. Once the transaction was completed, the victim realized it seemed off and wanted to report it to the detachment. (2025-710)