Cryptocurrency investment scammers on LinkedIn are a “significant threat” to user safety, FBI special agent Sean Ragan said Friday.
In an interview with CNBC, Ragan said he believes LinkedIn has a problem when it comes to investment scams.
“This type of fraudulent activity is significant,” Ragan said. “There are many potential victims, and there are many past and current victims.”
The Microsoft-owned social network claims to have 830 million members in more than 200 countries.
These scammers aren’t lazy either, so they might seem very convincing.
“They are always thinking about different ways to victimize people, victimize companies,” Ragan told the network. “And they spend their time doing their homework, defining their goals and their strategies, and their tools and tactics that they use.”
The FBI has seen an uptick in investment-related fraud, according to Regan. The Federal Trade Commission reported that U.S. cryptocurrency traders lost $575 million due to investment fraud from...
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