Northwest Territories RCMP advise of email threats sent to multiple community businesses across Canada

December 14, 2018
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

News release

The Northwest Territories RCMP is aware email bomb threats were sent to multiple businesses in communities throughout Canada. The email threats are demanding bit coin payment.

If you have been the recipient of one of these e-mail threats, please do not respond to the bit coin demand. Please report it to your local RCMP detachment.

The RCMP is determining the origin and validity of the threats.

Investigation is ongoing.

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Contact information

Marie York-Condon
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Media Relations
Northwest Territories RCMP – Yellowknife, NT
Office: (867)765.3709
RCMP.NTMedia-NTMedias.GRC@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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