Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a $9,800 rip-off focusing on a retail worker in Exeter.
The incident occurred on the afternoon of December 28, 2024, when the worker obtained a textual content message from somebody posing as their supervisor. The message instructed the worker to discreetly accumulate all money on-site and deposit it right into a Bitcoin machine in London.
Following the directions, the worker deposited $9,800 earlier than later realizing the request was fraudulent upon contacting their precise supervisor.
Huron OPP is urging anybody who has fallen sufferer to fraud to report it by calling 1-888-310-1122. Victims may also contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 or go to antifraudcentre.ca for extra info.
