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 <li><strong>FBI warns of scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>Scammers use urgent messages to trick victims into revealing account information.</strong></li> 
 <li><strong>Report cryptocurrency scams and fake job offers to the FBI’s IC3.</strong></li> 
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<p>The <a href="https://www.ic3.gov/Media/Y2024/PSA240801" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">FBI issued a warning</a> about scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal funds. These scammers initiate contact with victims via unsolicited calls or messages, pretending to be exchange employees. They manufacture a sense of urgency about supposed issues with the victim’s account.</p> 
<p>Consequently, victims are tricked into providing login information, clicking on malicious links, or sharing identification details. Once the scammers gain access to the account, they swiftly steal the cryptocurrency.</p> 
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   <p lang="en" dir="ltr">The FBI is warning of scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal your money! If you have been a victim of this scam report the activity associated with it to <a href="https://t.co/eGBci0wXVk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/eGBci0wXVk</a>. <a href="https://t.co/ic89u4BDNM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/ic89u4BDNM</a> <a href="https://t.co/dYVLufs0Wo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/dYVLufs0Wo</a></p>— FBI Las Vegas (@FBILasVegas) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBILasVegas/status/1819025298899276045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">August 1, 2024</a>
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<p>Besides the primary scam technique, scammers use various tactics to enhance their credibility. They might claim there is an u…</p>
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FBI Warns of Rising Crypto Exchange Impersonation Scams

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