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  2. A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of ...

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    In the scam, a third party gains a victims' trust and, over time, convinces them to invest all of their money into cryptocurrency, which immediately disappears.

  3. What to do when your crypto’s been stolen

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    Can you get your stolen cryptocurrency back? Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in. Subscriptions ...

  4. 3 Common Digital Transaction Scams: How You Can Avoid Them - AOL

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    If you get an unexpected money request from someone you know, speak with them first to verify. Digital Wallet Scams Digital wallets are apps that store various payment methods in one location.

  5. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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    The theft involved the hackers using social engineering tactics to impersonate a recruiter on LinkedIn and send a malicious pre-employment test to an employee at a crypto wallet software company. This allowed them to compromise the employee's system and manipulate a legitimate transaction request from DMM, resulting in the loss of 4,502.9 Bitcoin.

  6. Dusting attack - Wikipedia

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    A dusting attack or dust attack is an attack on a cryptocurrency wallet that sends tiny amounts of cryptocurrency (known as "dust") to that wallet in order to uncover the identity of the wallet's owner. [1] Information can then be used to obstruct receiving legitimate payments [2] or phishing scams. [1]

  7. Pig butchering scam - Wikipedia

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    A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: ĉ€çŒŞç›˜), translated as killing pig game) [1] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

  8. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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    Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...

  9. Follow These Steps if You’ve Been Hacked

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    Having your information stolen or your privacy invaded can be nothing less than unsettling. If you have been hacked, you will need to take action as soon as suspicious activity is detected.