UK warns of rising cryptocurrency scams
The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom issued a report according to which during 2018 there were losses for common scams that include those made with cryptocurrencies in the order of US $ 255 million
A report issued Wednesday in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) notes that last year there were losses equivalent to US $ 255 million for common scams that include those made with cryptocurrencies.
According to the information contained in the FCA report, the most common criminal acts during 2018 were carried out with “investments in stocks, bonds, currencies and cryptocurrencies by firms that do not have authorization from it”.
Officials of the British agency have highlighted that scammers have moved from traditional methods to more direct contact with victims, such as the personal email and social networks as popular as Facebook and Instagram.
However, in the European country 54% of the clients contacted by alleged fraudsters resorted to the verification of the data in the FCA Warning List as a preventive measure.
In this sense, Mark Steward, Executive Director of Surveillance and Market Supervision at the agency suggests to the citizens of the United Kingdom: “Always check the FCA record to make sure you are dealing with an authorized signature and use the contact data in our registry, not the details provided by the signature, to avoid the clones. Also check the FCA warning list of companies to avoid.”
Another recommendation of Steward is that they remain alert during the first three months of this year, since it is the key period for important transactions, vulnerable to the action of scammers.
M.Pino
Source: Coincrispy
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