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‘One website gets shut down, 10 pop up’: Inside the struggle to stop crypto scams

Vast majority of B.C. warnings about suspicious investments involve cryptocurrency

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

28 Feb 2024 • 6 min read

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A pedestrian holding an umbrella and wearing a mask walks by an advertisement for Bitcoin.
An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb. 17, 2022. B.C. investigators say international criminal organizations are behind a flood of cryptocurrency investment scams targeting Canadians. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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