Police received a report from an individual advising that they received a call from someone claiming to work for the Government of Canada. The caller was told that there was a warrant for his arrest and was instructed to make a payment using a Bitcoin machine. The caller made a large payment through a Bitcoin machine before speaking to the police and realizing this was a scam. For more information on how to protect yourself from these types of scams please check out the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre website:
https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/index-eng.htm
