NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police would like to advise the public of a recent scam brought to light of a fictitious business conference at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Centre.
It has come to the attention of the Nottawasaga OPP that fraudsters have been advertising an upcoming International Fair Trade Business and Investors Summit, being held between April 9-11, 2020 at the Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Centre located in New Tecumseth, Ont.
Police were contacted by a concerned representative of the Nottawasaga Inn Resort and Conference Centre after receiving numerous alerts from members of the public that people had paid their registration fees by way of Bitcoin through the website.
Nottawasaga OPP can confirm that this is a fraudulent scheme and would like to make our community aware of atrocious effort on behalf of fraudsters to defraud the public.
Members of the public are encouraged to make themselves familiar with on-going scams in Canada and report fraud to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre by visiting here or by calling ‐888‐495‐8501.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Nottawasaga OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). When you contact Crime Stoppers you remain anonymous, you will never have to testify and you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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