{"id":9844,"date":"2024-11-28T16:08:37","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T19:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/?p=9844"},"modified":"2024-11-28T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T19:08:38","slug":"victim-looses-over-154000-usd-in-cryptocurrency-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/2024\/11\/28\/victim-looses-over-154000-usd-in-cryptocurrency-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Victim Looses Over $154,000 USD in Cryptocurrency Scam."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment&nbsp;is warning the public about a cryptocurrency investment scam reported in Cole Harbour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On November&nbsp;27, RCMP officers responded to a report of fraud. Investigators learned that a man was contacted through a social media app and convinced to invest in cryptocurrency. The victim was defrauded of more than&nbsp;154,000&nbsp;USD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cryptocurrency scams are becoming more common and harder to detect. RCMP officers stress the importance of due diligence when considering investment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid becoming a victim:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Be cautious:<\/strong>\u00a0Be wary of anyone offering high-reward, low-risk investment opportunities. If it sounds too good to be true, it&#8217;s probably a scam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Do your research:<\/strong>\u00a0Take the time to investigate an investment opportunity. Anyone who trades or advises on securities in Nova Scotia must be registered with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nssc.novascotia.ca\/\">Nova Scotia Securities Commission (NSSC)<\/a>. If someone isn&#8217;t registered with the NSSC or another Canadian securities regulator, it&#8217;s likely they&#8217;re a scammer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Get advice:<\/strong>\u00a0Remember that in Canada, cryptocurrencies are currently unregulated and don&#8217;t have the same fraud protection as credit cards, nor are they covered by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdic.ca\/depositors\/whats-covered\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIycDTuvaDiQMVIh6tBh3efwupEAAYASAAEgIlXvD_BwE\">Canada Deposit Insurance Corp.<\/a>\u00a0When in doubt, seek advice from a reputable financial institution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you or someone you know is a victim of investment fraud, report it to your local police and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca\/index-eng.htm\">Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : RCMP Release <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment&nbsp;is warning the public about a cryptocurrency investment scam reported in Cole Harbour. On November&nbsp;27, RCMP officers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10,12,13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-general","category-latest","category-news","category-top-stories"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9845,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9844\/revisions\/9845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nnpress.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}