Two residents of Utah County were defrauded of $28,000 in a cryptocurrency scheme.
ABC4 (Provo, Utah) —
According to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, two residents of Utah County were defrauded of a total of $28,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
The public is being alerted by investigators to emails suggesting the victims used their PayPal accounts to make purchases. The two victims, according to the Utah County Sheriff’s Office, were asked to call a number in order to talk about the dubious transactions.
According to reports, the first victim was instructed to download the “Any Desk” app to his phone in order to help solve the issue. Instead, the scammer was able to take over the victim’s phone thanks to the app.
Subsequently, the con artist transferred over $13,000 into an external account using the victim’s cryptocurrency account. It was revealed to the second victim that there were multiple “purchases” totaling $15,000 on his account that featured child pornography.
According to reports, the suspect told the victim that if he transferred the funds using a PayPal account, he could solve the issue.
The suspect informed the victim that there was a tight deadline for completing this fix.
Scams and phishing attempts, according to the AARP, typically rise during the holidays.
Eighty percent of American consumers claim to have been the victim of at least one fraud, including requests for phoney charities, online shopping scams, phoney texts claiming to have delivery issues, and more, according to an AARP survey.
Sgt. Garrett Dutson of the Utah County Sheriff’s Office advised prospective victims to keep in mind a few key points to safeguard themselves against con artists.
Telling someone you will check the information yourself and then hanging up is never wrong. Keep a close eye out for any unusual transactions in your credit or debit cards and bank accounts.
Make sure the email addresses are authentic by closely examining them. If you are unfamiliar with an email, don’t click on links or call numbers in the email.
According to Dutson, it is exceedingly difficult for investigators to trace the origin of cryptocurrency scams, such as the ones that targeted the two residents of Utah County. It is therefore even more crucial to identify them early.
Dutson advised calling your local law enforcement agency to report a scam such as this one. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Centre is another place where crimes can be reported.
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