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The FBI recently issued a warning to consumers about fraudulent crypto applications that have scammed 244 victims out of about $42.7 million since October 2021.
“The FBI has observed cyber criminals contacting US investors, fraudulently claiming to offer legitimate cryptocurrency investment services, and convincing investors to download fraudulent mobile apps, which the cyber criminals have used with increasing success over time to defraud the investors of their cryptocurrency,” the warning, published on Monday, said.
The FBI identified one case where individuals operating under the company name YiBit defrauded victims of $5.5 million, and another where individuals pretending to be an unnamed but legitimate U.S. financial institution scammed investors out of $3.7 million.
The YiBit cybercriminals...
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