A local grandma is warning others about a type of cryptocurrency scam after she had all her Christmas money stolen.
”I’d like to prevent this happening to anyone else,” said Carol Anderson of Chilliwack. “It was devastating.”
She felt “really dumb” after realizing she‘d fallen victim to fraudulent financial transactions.
“Apparently this is happening a lot,” Anderson said.
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has reported several types of crypocurrency scams, like the one where scammers impersonate staff of crypto companies to get access to financial details.
A police report was made in early December but was Anderson was told it was unlikely she would get her money back.
Anderson’s bank refused her first claim, but she has high hopes of getting an appeal.
The local woman was still grieving from losing her husband in February 2022 when she made the first transaction as an investment with the idea of getting some Christmas money to buy presents for the grandchildren and great grandchildren.
“I decided to invest some money into crypto,” she explained.
Anderson an initial $250 online transaction to set up an account.
“They were walking me through how to do it online,” she said. They instructed her “by remote” how to set up an account and said a call would be forthcoming to help her set up a digital “wallet” to withdraw.
The trouble started when she wanted to take out her money.
Then she received a call from someone in Montreal, but…
