US EditionB.C. woman claims bitcoin now worth more than $1.8M stolen in SIM swap scam
- Raelene Vandenbosch alleges she lost more than $534,000 in bitcoin due to a SIM swap scam in 2021, which is now worth roughly $1.8 million.
- Vandenbosch has sued Rogers Communications and Match Transact Inc. for negligence and seeks a public admission of wrongdoing.
- The B.C. Supreme Court ruled that most of the case should go to arbitration, but the part seeking a public admission can proceed.
- Vandenbosch contends that the B.C. government recently amended consumer protection laws, but the court found those changes were not retroactive to her case.
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Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitcoin Vanishes in SIM-Swap Scam – #CryptoUpdatesGNIT
A Canadian pharmacy manager is suing a telecom company and a trading platform after losing 12.58 bitcoins—now worth over $1.36 million—in a sophisticated SIM-swapping scam. Canadian Woman Blames Security Lapse by Telecom Employee for Crypto Loss Canadian woman Raelene Vandenbosch is embroiled in a multi-million dollar legal battle, alleging she lost 12.57969337 bitcoins, now valued […] Source link The post Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitc…
Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitcoin Vanishes in SIM-Swap Scam - Coin Surges
A Canadian pharmacy manager is suing a telecom company and a trading platform after losing 12.58 bitcoins—now worth over $1.36 million—in a sophisticated SIM-swapping scam. Canadian Woman Blames Security Lapse by Telecom Employee for Crypto Loss Canadian woman Raelene Vandenbosch is embroiled in a multi-million dollar legal battle, alleging she lost 12.57969337 bitcoins, now valued […] Read Entire Article The post Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M…
Canadian Woman Sues After $1.3M in Bitcoin Vanishes in SIM-Swap Scam – Legal Bitcoin News
A Canadian pharmacy manager is suing a telecom company and a trading platform after losing 12.58 bitcoins—now worth over $1.36 million—in a sophisticated SIM-swapping scam. Canadian Woman Blames Security Lapse by Telecom Employee for Crypto Loss Canadian woman Raelene Vandenbosch is embroiled in a multi-million dollar legal battle, alleging she lost 12.57969337 bitcoins, now valued […]
Canadian Woman Sues Rogers Over $1.8M Bitcoin SIM Swap Scam, Court Orders Arbitration
Woman Sues Phone Company Over $1.8 Million Bitcoin SIM Swap Scam A British Columbia woman is taking Rogers Communications and a third-party kiosk operator to court after losing over half a million dollars in Bitcoin—now worth nearly $1.8 million—in a SIM swap scam back in 2021. Raelene Vandenbosch, a pharmacy manager, claims a hacker stole her crypto by convincing a store employee to hand over her account details. The trouble started when someon…
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