A Canadian police department has issued a public warning about a possible trend in which high-value cryptocurrency investors are being robbed in their own homes.
On July 19, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Richmond, a city south of from vancouver, saying There have been several similar thefts involving cryptocurrency investors in the past 12 months.
Staff Sergeant Gene Hsieh of the Richmond RCMP Major Crimes Unit said someone is "targeting these victims for cryptocurrency" and believed a public warning was necessary for public safety.
Richmond RCMP and Delta Police
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Police Issue Warning to High-Value Cryptocurrency Investors Following Home Invasion-Style Robberies.
Date: 2023-07-19
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โ Delta Police Department (@deltapolice) July 19, 2023
The RCMP did not release specific details about the incidents, but explained in each case that the perpetrator posed as a delivery man before. robbing the victim.
โSuspects gain access to a victim's home by posing as delivery men or persons of authority. Once inside the home, the suspects steal the information from the victims that gives them access to their cryptocurrency accounts.โ
Staff Sergeant Jill Long of Delta Police Investigative Services said the suspects appear to know that the victims are "very" invested in cryptocurrency along with knowledge of where they live.
The police department confirmed that it made an arrest, but has not confirmed whether multiple incidents are related. It did not provide specific details about the incidents or the amount of cryptocurrency stolen as investigations are still ongoing.
To prevent a home burglary, the department advised against allowing strangers or delivery people, whether seemingly legitimate or not, into the home and instead asking them to leave deliveries outside.
If in doubt, the delivery company should be called to confirm the identity of the person and authorities should be called if danger is or appears imminent.
Valuables and financial information should be kept in a secure place inside the home, such as a safe deposit box, police advised.
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More generally, the police recommend discussing financial matters only in private, not on social media, and only with people you trust.
In March, self-proclaimed canada "Crypto King" - Aiden Pleterski - was allegedly kidnapped, falsely imprisoned, and assaulted by five men who fell for an apparent Pleterski cryptocurrency scheme.
One of the men, who allegedly invested C$740,000 ($560,000) in the scheme, was accused of kidnapping Pleterski on July 17. according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
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