Crypto Scammers Pose ‘Significant Threat’ On LinkedIn, FBI Agent Warns
Crypto scammers are on the loose, and this time, they’re preying on unsuspecting individuals on this popular social networking site. If you frequently connect and converse with strangers online, particularly on LinkedIn, you may want to take extra precautions as the bad guys are now getting smarter. In an interview with CNBC, special agent Sean […]
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America’s domestic intelligence and security service, has published a public service announcement concerning fraudulent schemes associated with cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes. The FBI’s warning, published on November 4, highlights the presence of “scammers” directing their energy at unknowing victims.
US Federal Agency Warns of Increase in Crypto ‘Scammers’
On Thursday, the U.S. government entity the FBI published a public service announcement that explains “criminal actors” are....
LinkedIn crypto scams typically start off with unsolicited token listing offers from LinkedIn users claiming to be from reputable crypto exchanges. According to a Sunday Twitter post by Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, only about 50 out of 7,000 users claiming to be employees of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange on Linkedin are real. The crypto executive lamented the lack of a real-ID authentication system on Linkedin, saying:"I wished LinkedIn had a feature to let the company verify people. So, many "hey, I am responsible for listing" scammers on LinkedIn. Be....
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned about scammers exploiting investors’ fear of missing out (FOMO) on social media. “If a crypto investment ‘opportunity’ sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” the SEC cautioned.
SEC Says Scammers Often Use Social Media to Defraud Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published an Investor Alert titled “Social Media and Investment Fraud” Monday.
The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy warned that “fraudsters....
The central bank said the growth of the crypto market did not pose an “immediate threat” to the United Kingdom’s financial system, but had the potential to do so in the future. The Bank of England has called for “enhanced” regulations of crypto to address potential risk to the country’s financial stability amid the market capitalization dropping more than $2 billion.In the BoE’s Financial Policy Committee "Financial Stability Report — July 2022," the central bank said factors including the growth of the crypto market and climate change did not pose an “immediate threat” to the United....