Friday 3 December 2021

Beware Bitcoin scam email

 

Beware Bitcoin scam email

The above email screenshot was received on 2 December 2021 by a local resident who alerted Neighbourhood Watch. 

The new scam involved convincing him to use a famous name to try and endorse the scam about Bitcoin.

He immediately reported to gov official phishing sites.

Check out the labels on this blog for phishing, scams, fraud for further posts on these topics.

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