The US Secret Service has seized the web domain of a cryptocurrency trust scam used in a "romance scam" scam, in which fraudsters reach victims through a variety of means, including dating apps, social media sites and even random text messages disguised as wrong numbers.
Scammers build relationships with victims and slowly gain their trust, eventually introducing the idea of using cryptocurrencies for business investments. Victims are directed to other members involved in the scheme who operate fake cryptocurrency investment platforms where victims are persuaded to invest their funds. Once the funds are transferred to the fake investment app, the victims suffer significant losses.
Immediately after the victim transferred the investment funds to a deposit address provided by the scammer associated with the seized domain name, the victim's funds were moved through multiple bank accounts to disguise the source of the funds. Overall, the victim lost more than $341,000.
Secret Service seizes web domain used to run cryptocurrency "romance scam"
2024-05-17 01:29:21
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