Job Scams That Promise Crypto Payments on the Rise: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

Job Scams That Promise Crypto Payments on the Rise: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
A sign advertises a Bitcoin automated teller machine, ATM, at a shop in Halifax on Feb. 4, 2020. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan
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Canadians who recently received a freelance job offer to “boost” a product or an app and be paid with cryptocurrency in exchange may be the next victim of a new scam, according to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC).

In a bulletin released on Aug. 25, the CAFC warned Canadians that a new type of job scam that promises to pay in the form of cryptocurrency is on the rise.