A Sydney resident spoke about the loss of all her savings due to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. She announced this on the air of the local radio station 2GB.
A woman who has worked as a nurse all her life saw an advertisement offering to invest in bitcoin on the Internet. The project was allegedly supported by many celebrities from Australia.
Attackers often use the identities of famous people to promote scams, for example, they announce a fake distribution of cryptocurrencies on behalf of Elon Musk, Bill Gates, or Steve Wozniak.
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Initially, the woman invested a small amount and made a profit. According to her, she "enjoyed talking" with the project representatives and continued to invest until she discovered that hundreds of thousands of dollars had disappeared from her account.
Law enforcers have not yet been able to find the attackers and return the funds to the victim.
According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, in the first quarter of 2021, Australian residents lost about $ 20 million due to various cryptocurrency scam projects, according to 2GB.