Aussies already lost $242M to investment and crypto scams in 2022
People over 55 and under 64 years of age represent the largest age bracket who have fallen prey to scams. Australians have continued getting duped by investment and crypto-related scams, losing 242.5 million Australian dollars to scammers so far in 2022, according to Scamwatch’s latest data. From January to July of this year, the majority of all funds lost to scams of all types were investment scams, which range from romance baiting scams to classic Ponzi schemes and cryptocurrency scams.The figure is already 36% higher than the figures across all of 2021, which revealed that Australians....
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned about social media being used in cryptocurrency investment scams. “Social media is a tool for scammers in investment scams, particularly those involving bogus cryptocurrency investments — an area that has seen a massive surge in reports,” said the FTC.
Federal Trade Commission Warns of Crypto Scams Utilizing Social Media
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a “Consumer Protection Data Spotlight” last week, warning the public about scams, including crypto investment scams,....