The FBI has issued a public service announcement (#PSA) warning about fraudsters posing as lawyers from fictitious law firms. These scammers are targeting victims of previous cryptocurrency scams, promising to recover lost funds. The FBI describes this as an 'emerging criminal tactic' where fraudsters contact victims, claiming to have authorization to investigate their cases. These scams have resulted in significant financial losses, with reports indicating that hundreds, possibly thousands, of people have been duped out of crores of rupees. In one instance, scammers managed to steal an additional $10 million from victims through this deceptive tactic. The alert was highlighted by BTCTN.
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🚨New Scam Alert 🚨 - 100s (probably thousands) of people have been duped of crores of rupees. This is how the scam works. You get a whatsapp message to try out a new crypto website which offers you free $10,000 to buy coins. Website is https://t.co/gY6CQFzZHI 1/n https://t.co/afRR2ZmKBR
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