Chinese Crime Group Behind Fake Amazon Job Scam That Cost Canadians $1.2 Million: Edmonton Police

A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture. Kacper Pempel/Reuters

More than 600 Canadians lost a total of $1.2 million to a job scam using the Amazon name, run out of B.C. by Chinese criminals, according to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS).

Police said they’ve charged three individuals in connection with the scheme, where about 30 local residents lost a total of $84,000.