It seems that scammers have been quick to take advantage of the launch of Meta’s new microblogging app, and several influential users in the Twitter crypto community have already warned about the existence of fake accounts on Threads.

Threads was launched on July 5 and in the days since it has registered more than 98 million users, although it is still far from reaching 450 million Twitter users.

However, in recent days, several personalities in the crypto community on Twitter have pointed out the presence of fake accounts on Threads, which impersonate themselves or other prominent users.

On July 8, decentralized finance platform Wombex Finance posted an image of an account on Threads posing as them, warning that it could be a scam as their project was not present on the platform.

Non-fungible token (NFT) influencer Leonidas posted a similar warning a day earlier to his 93,000 followers, mentioning that he and other “notable NFT accounts” were being impersonated by scammers on Threads. Leonidas claimed to have created a Threads account to confront impostors.

Jeffrey Huang, known on Twitter as Machi Big Brother, posted a Threads profile of him on July 6, with one user pointing out that there was already a fake Threads account posing as him.

So far, the above Threads accounts have avoided sharing scam or phishing links, and mostly post cryptocurrency-related content.

K. Tovar

Source: Cointelegraph

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The Computer Crimes Division of the Scientific Criminal and Criminal Investigations Corps (CICPC in Spanish) and the National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (Sunacrip) issued a warning to Venezuelan citizens to avoid being victims of fraud with digital currencies.

The CICPC division, through its account on the social network Instagram, warned about the existence of “false managers who only seek their own profit on the Patria platform and other electronic channels.” They completed the information with a series of recommendations to increase security.

Venezuelan institutions urged all Venezuelans not to share their personal data and to allow other people to carry out financial transactions with them. “We invite all those who handle crypto assets to make their movements through exchange houses authorized by Sunacrip.”

The exhortation of both institutions is framed within the policies that the State has been implementing to normalize economic activities related to cryptocurrencies, petro and digital mining.

Actions against organized criminals

Joselit Ramírez, Sunacrip National Superintendent, recently announced the signing of an agreement with the National Office Against Organized Crime and Terrorism Financing (Oncdoft) that aims to prevent the “misuse of digital platforms for illicit purposes”, and thus “strengthen the fight against organized crime and money laundering.”

On the other hand, Sunacrip is developing events throughout the national territory in order to promote proximity between the nation’s security forces and other institutions to to facilitate the coordination of actions on digital mining in the country.

M. Rodríguez

Source: morocotacoin.news

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