威斯康星州推出公共跟踪器打击加密货币骗局

币界网Publicado a 2024-07-31Actualizado a 2024-07-31

币界网报道:

威斯康星州正在加紧保护其居民免受加密货币诈骗。威斯康星州金融机构部(DFI)刚刚推出了一个投资骗局跟踪器,以帮助人们发现并避免这些金融陷阱。

从2022年1月到2024年6月,向DFI报告的金融诈骗和加密货币诈骗损失了3540878美元。这些骗局通常被称为“杀猪”,因为骗子在突袭之前投入了大量时间来获得受害者的信任。

DFI秘书Cheryll Olson Collins表示:

“骗子们利用公众对加密资产的兴趣,利用威斯康辛州最脆弱的人。通过我们新的投资骗局跟踪器,结合严格的执法工作,DFI致力于揭露这些无情的掠夺者,保护消费者和投资者。”

投资骗局跟踪器的工作原理

此骗局跟踪器是基于DFI从消费者那里收到的投诉的详细资源。他们尚未核实细节和报告的损失,但会分享这些信息以提醒公众。

随着新骗局的出现,跟踪器会定期更新,这样人们就可以随时了解情况。您可以按公司名称、骗局类型或关键字搜索跟踪器。这使得很容易发现投资机会是否是骗局。

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该跟踪器还包括一个常见骗局术语表和一个常见问题列表。此外,还有为投资者提供更多资源的链接。

DFI建议居民在接触投资机会时格外谨慎,尤其是涉及加密货币的投资机会。奥尔森柯林斯警告说:

“请记住,加密货币转账可能无法追踪且不可逆转。通常,消费者只有在试图提取投资资金时才发现自己被骗了。FDIC和任何其他政府机构都没有为加密货币计息账户中的存款提供保险。”

为了安全起见,DFI说,不要把钱给你在网上遇到的任何人,无论他们看起来多么值得信赖。不要让他们访问你的银行账户或数字钱包。

不要为他们转账,不要听从他们的建议投资,也不要为他们贷款。根据DFI的说法,遵循这些简单的规则可以帮助你避免成为受害者。

冒名顶替骗局是另一大威胁。这些涉及看起来或听起来像真实公司或网站的虚假公司或网站。他们用与真实公司相似的名字欺骗人们,造成混乱。

为了避免这些骗局,该部门建议研究你正在考虑投资的任何公司,从可信的政府来源开始。

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