Richmond: Mounties in Richmond are warning people about online scams that it says have cost residents more than 16-million dollars in reported losses since 2023.
It says its Economic Crime Unit received 87 reports of online romance and investment schemes last year, which amounted to 16.17-million dollars in losses.
Police say the trend has continued into this year, with 12 cases reported so far, amounting to nearly 500-thousand dollars in reported losses.
The R-C-M-P is urging people to be cautious online, saying victims are often lured through dating apps or social media and are groomed over weeks and months before the scam happens.
(The Canadian Press)