Understanding Cryptocurrency & Fraud Trends

10-5 - The Official Podcast of the OPP Association

March is Fraud Prevention Month. Detective Constable John Armit of the OPP Anti-Racket's Branch of the OPP joins 10-5 The Official Podcast of the OPP Association to discuss cryptocurrency, fraud trends in 2022, investment frauds, romance scams, grandparent scams (also known as emergency scams) and training of police investigators for fraud investigations.

Many of these scams can directly affect our members and their families. Awareness is key to avoid being victimized. A number of resources are available to assist front line officers in fraud investigations on the OPP Connections internal website under the Anti Rackets section. (OPP member access only)

Det/Cst Armit is also featured on a CBC and BBC podcast series focusing on romance fraud called Love, Janessa, that we feel is also worth a listen.

Reporting of fraud is encouraged regardless of the scope. For official public info on recent scams visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website. Reporting can be done by phone or online. Click here for information on how to report fraud in Canada.

For any inquires about this podcast please email [email protected]

Listen to the podcast on the player above, on the OPPA public blog OPPA.ca/Media, or on the podcasting platform of choice including Google, Apple and Spotify

This episode of the 10-5 podcast is produced and hosted by Scott Mills and Emily Brown, Strategic Communications Coordinators of the OPP Association.

Music – “Line of Fire” by Jason Shaw available at Audionautix.com and used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode

The OPP Association is the sole bargaining agent for the close to 10,000 members of the Ontario Provincial Police in Canada. Our members are our focus and our strength. We aim to provide important information to our members and the public about matters that affect policing in the province of Ontario.