The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned citizens about a new type of cryptocurrency scam in circulation.
In a statement shared by the FBI on May 22, the emerging cryptocurrencies Southeast Asia A new type of fraud based scam was included. In the statement, some of the circulating malicious job postings It was emphasized that it targets people living in the USA or those who are US citizens living abroad.
The target audience in the warning is new to Southeast Asia. invite for job opportunities scammers, these people they convinced that you keep and various with manipulations these people confiscated crypto assets specified. Victims without cryptocurrency are pressured to convert their fiat assets to crypto and transfer them.
Scammers charge victims under the guise of travel fees and room and board fees, and take advantage of the victims’ growing debts and their fear of local law enforcement to control them.
Kidnapping This form of fraud, which is described as a crime, targets people of all classes. In the details of the statement, the scammers target audience from call center workers to beauty salon technicians. comprehensive It was stated that:
Scammers specifically target victims of employment fraud schemes in Asia by posting fake job postings on social media and online employment sites. These scam schemes cover a wide variety of opportunities such as technical support, call center customer service, and beauty salon technicians.
As part of the fight against crimes in the crypto money industry in recent months FBI playing an active rolehas seized the domain names of nine cryptocurrency exchanges in the past few weeks.