South Bruce OPP is sending out a fraud warning after a significant amount of money has been lost by residents of Bruce County.
Police say over $500,000 has been reported lost in the last six weeks due to bitcoin and romance scams.
OPP say residents should never share personal information when chatting online, question unsolicited “crypto stock trading” offers and think of a request for money as a red flag.
Police warn that scams can be very convincing and that scammers won’t hesitate to use the name of a legitimate company to gain your trust and trick you into paying them.