Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a scam that happened in South Huron.
On December 28th, police were contacted about a fraud at a business in Exeter. An employee received a text message from someone pretending to be their supervisor. The message told the employee to collect all the cash at the business and deposit it into a Bitcoin machine in London. The employee was asked to keep the transaction secret. The employee then deposited $9,800 into the machine.
Later, the employee contacted their real supervisor and found out they had been scammed.
If you are a victim of fraud, please call OPP to report it. You are not alone, and police will help you through the process.
Written by: K. Milhomens