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Surrey residents scammed out of $12M in cryptocurrency in 2023: RCMP

Cryptocurrency and job scams are on the rise in Surrey, police say

Surrey residents lost over $12 million in 2023 due to fraud involving cryptocurrency, police say.

Police in Surrey issued a news release Thursday (March. 7) warning the public about the most common scams happening in Surrey and how to avoid them.

In 2023, the Surrey RCMP received 229 reports of fraud that involved cryptocurrency. “The majority of frauds were related to investment scams,” reads the Surrey RCMP release.

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