【Emergency Warning! Scam Groups Fully Shift to Virtual Currency, Elders Are Becoming High-Risk Targets】
Recently, friends and family of cryptocurrency practitioners in Taiwan have encountered a new type of scam: scam groups first gain trust using legitimate platforms (such as MAX Exchange), lure victims into buying virtual currency, then 'guide' them to transfer to Trust Wallet, and finally introduce fake investment websites to carry out the fraud with fictitious profit numbers. KryptoGO founder Ou Yaowei warns: In the Web3 world, there are no customer service or regulatory agencies; once funds enter the blockchain, it’s like sinking into the deep sea, and the possibility of recovery is almost zero!
Three Core Tricks Exposed:
1. Legitimate Platform Setup: Using a regular exchange to eliminate suspicion and induce coin purchases
2. Wallet Transfer Trap: Using 'professional guidance' as a pretext to direct transfers to designated wallets
3. Fake Platform Harvesting: Displaying false profits through imitation investment websites, while in fact absconding with the funds
Beware of Secondary Scams!
Scammers may infiltrate anti-fraud posts to comment, using phrases like 'hackers can recover funds' or 'investment master fan pages' to commit secondary fraud. Ou Yaowei emphasizes: Any 'investment' that requires transferring virtual currency according to specified steps is the starting point of a scam!
Overview of Common Scam Types:
• Fake Investment/ Ponzi Scheme: Faking high-yield websites, using celebrity endorsements to deceive
• Pig Butchering/Romance Scam: Creating fake identities on dating platforms to induce virtual currency investment
• Impersonating Customer Service/Phishing Attacks: Forging official customer service to steal private keys, or embedding phishing links in emails
• Fake Gifts/Fake Exchanges: Claiming 'transfer coins to double' or cloning legitimate platforms to misappropriate funds