Exeter business loses $10,000 in Bitcoin scam

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An Exeter business was scammed out of nearly $10,000 this week.

On December 28, it was reported that an employee at the business had received a text from someone claiming to be their supervisor. The ‘supervisor’ instructed the employee to collect all on site cash and deposit it in a Bitcoin machine in London.

The employee was told to be discreet and deposited $9,800. After following up with their supervisors, the employee discovered that they had been scammed.

Victims of fraud are asked to contact OPP at 1-(888)-310-1122 and report it. You can also contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre, call 1-(888)-495-8501 or log on to antifraudcentre.ca