Chatham-Kent Police Service officials allege: Yesterday, police responded to a call of fraud, relating to the crypto currency Bitcoin.
A local woman received a call from suspects claiming to be from Canada Border Patrol.
She withdrew $18,500 and deposited the funds in a local Bitcoin machine as the fraudsters instructed.
The Chatham-Kent Police would like to remind citizens that digital currency such as Bitcoin is not legal currency.
You cannot pay a tax bill with Bitcoin.
No government, agency will ever ask you for funds in any digital currency.
This includes Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Border Patrol.
Please see this Government of Canada page for further
details. https://www.canada.ca/en/financial-consumer-agency/services/payment/digital-currency.html
