Winnipeg Police are again trying to educate the public about how to protect themselves from various forms of fraud.

March is Fraud Prevention Month.

Winnipeg Police released a video today on Cryptocurrencies. Sergeant Shaun Veldman from the financial crimes unit says scammers getting victims to send money through Cryptocurrencies is a trend they're seeing.

"Last year, it's probably doubled, we've seen $2.5-million dollars directly transferred to scammers using Cryptocurrency," said Veldman, who was referring to Canada-wide numbers.

Winnipeg Police believe this number will continue to climb as Cryptocurrency increases in popularity.

The police service is teaming up with other agencies and will be participating in fraud prevention events throughout March.

As well, Winnipeg Police are partnering with MedicAlert to bring its Connect Protect service here. The service will be a tool to help police find missing or lost individuals living with autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or a cognitive brain injury with their family or caregivers. It gives police 24-hour access to a registered subscriber’s photo, identity, past wandering history, and other vital emergency information through their MedicAlert IDs.

Norma Kirkby, program director at the Alzheimer's Society of Manitoba, said at a press conference at police headquarters this morning that this helps Winnipeg be more dementia-friendly.

"We know that the individuals that we support and the families that we reach out to really will benefit by knowing that this service is available if their family members become disoriented, lost, et cetera," said Kirkby.

Today, tomorrow, and Saturday, MedicAlert will be holding three registration sessions in Winnipeg. Today's is at Polo Park Shopping Centre until 9pm.