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FBI warns of new wave of crypto scams
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) advises job seekers to be cautious when searching for a job. There are many fake vacancies on the Internet, with the help of which hackers want only one thing - to pump out your cryptocurrency
The FBI has issued a new warning, reporting a new wave of crypto scams.
How fake employers deceive real applicants
Recently, the FBI has recorded an increase in the number of fraudulent advertisements related to remote work. Fake employers contact applicants and offer to complete a series of relatively simple tasks. For example, make a rating of restaurants or “optimize” a service by clicking on a button many times.
Victims may not suspect anything. The attackers direct them to a site with a fake interface that shows the victim making money. She will never be able to cash out the money she earned, but she doesn’t know about it yet.
Job seekers are also encouraged to “unlock” more jobs to earn more money. But to unlock it, you need to make a cryptocurrency payment, which actually goes directly to the scammers.
“Scammers pretend to be a legitimate business, such as a staffing or recruiting agency, and may contact the victim with an unsolicited call or message. “They present job applicants with fake jobs with a confusing reward structure that requires them to make cryptocurrency payments to earn more money, while all payments go directly to the scammer,” the FBI said.
The popularity of remote work is growing. According to Statista, at the end of 2023 the number of workers working from home worldwide has grown to 28%.
Earlier, the FBI published a report stating that in 2023, losses of US residents from crypto fraud increased by 53% to $3.94 billion. A year earlier, the figure was $2.57 billion.
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