BRANT, ON -The Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging the public to be cautious and vigilant after a victim suffered a signficiant financial loss in a romance scam. OPP said the victim met an individual online in April 2024 through a popular dating application. Police said after a few weeks of conversation, the individual gained the victim’s trust and convinced them to switch communication to a different platform, where they introduced the idea of investing in cryptocurrency. Trusting the individual, police said the victim made several transfers into a cryptocurrency account but has been unable to retrieve any of the funds. The scammer used multiple tactics to maintain the victim’s trust, including changing phone numbers, deactivating and reactivating social media profiles under different names, and requesting the victim…
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