Vancouver Island residents lose more than $220K to scammers

A Parksville Qualicum Beach resident reported losing $140,000, investing with an online, non-registered investment firm on Aug. 19.
It was one of a variety of recent scams that continue to plague PQB residents. On Aug. 21, another resident reported losing $77,000, responding to telephone caller purporting to be the
police and inadvertently allowed access to their cryptocurrency accounts. The day before, a resident reported losing $6,000 after responding to a telephone call purportedly, from a
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