Scammers posed as Microsoft officials who needed money through Bitcoin for investigation
A senior was saved from losing money to a crypto scam thanks to quick action by a convenience store owner in White Rock.
She walked over to the man to ask if he needed help, to which he replied “yes.” For Badesha, the signs were clear that this situation was likely one of an unknowing individual, possibly a scam.
The store owner went back to register and called the non-emergency police line as the situation still did not feel right to her. She then pretended to do other tasks as the man was waiting for her help until police arrived. “We want to remind the public, especially seniors who are preyed upon by these heartless criminals, to hang up and slow down. The scammers will try and confuse you with a sense of urgency for having to withdraw your money. If you have been told you are helping us or the bank with an investigation, that is not true.”Badesha said this incident was not the first time a senior has come into the shop to use the Bitcoin machine, frantic while on a call.
“I tried to stop him, like ‘Sir, think about it. I’m not getting anything out of it, but this guy is taking your money so you reconsider. Don’t go anywhere,’ but the thing is, they just don’t let you put the phone down.”
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