Windsor police are once again reminding the public about the CRA scam.
This time involving Bitcoin where a local resident lost $17,000.
The Financial Crimes Branch recently investigated a case where a victim received a call saying they owed back taxes and faced jail if not paid.
Police say the fraudster was posing as a CRA representative and asked for the name of the company used to file taxes.
Police say during the call the victim received another call from someone posing as a member of the company confirming the scammers claims.
According to police, the fraudsters instilled a sense of fear and kept the victim on the phone for several hours.
Police say the victim was instructed to make withdraws at a number of banks and send Bitcoin.
A QR code was provided and was brought to a Bitcoin machine where the money was deposited.
Police say there have been several other Bitcoin examples with significant losses ranging from $2300 to $13,000.
Police say CRA will not accept Bitcoin as a payment for outstanding taxes or threaten to arrest you.
Anyone with information is asked to call Windsor police or Crime Stoppers.