A staggering $12 million in cryptocurrency was scammed away from Surrey residents last year. In 2023, Surrey RCMP received more than 220 reports of fraud involving cryptocurrency, with the vast majority related to investment scams. So far this year through January and February, Surrey RCMP said there have been 50 reports of fraud with losses of more than $3.2 million. Several types of scams are being used to swindle money from community members, including grandparent scams, job scams, rental scams, bank scams, investment scams, cellphone scams and fake bank drafts. “In these scams, victims were introduced to ... (full story)