‘Do not delay’ — ASIC warns Aussies to look for 10 signs of a crypto scam

‘Do not delay’ — ASIC warns Aussies to look for 10 signs of a crypto scam

The list comes out as part of Australia's 2022 Scams Awareness Week. Australia’s market regulator has released a list of the “top-10 ways to spot a crypto scam," amid a detected rise in crypto-related investment scams this year.The Australian Securities and Investment Commission's (ASIC's) public advisory statement was published as part of Scams Awareness Week 2022, an initiative that teaches Australians how to identify all forms of scams. The campaign takes place between Nov. 7 to 11.ASIC said that Australians had already lost more through “investment scams” in 2022 than the total $701....


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