UK police are working to recover the victim’s money after a deception was able to steal 2.1 million British pounds ($ 2.8 million) of Bitcoin’s currency from them by impersonating a senior police officer.
North Wales Police Crime Electronic Crime Team He said On Tuesday, she is investigating the theft of Bitcoin (BTC), saying that the case “highlights a annoying new direction targeting long -term encryption holders who use cold storage devices.”
The police added that the victim could have been determined in data breach, making it “a highly targeted and advanced fraud.”
Police in the United Kingdom warned for a long time Approach the fraudsters Law enforcement or government officials to victims, with attacks ranging from clear requests to pay multi -faceted plans to hide the fraud.
The police say that the officer fell in the theft of encryption
North Wales police said that a victim contacted by a deceitful “protested as a senior law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom.”
The deception claimed that they had arrested a person who had documents identifying the victim and confirmed that he might mean that the victim was open to a set of possible security violations.
Police said that the exploitation of “feeling of fear and urgency” was told the victim “securing their assets” by logging into the Crypto Cold portfolio with a fake policeman’s link.
“The victim, who is concerned and believing that she is following the police instructions, has entered the phrase seeds (password) to an advanced and fake website.”
The fraudsters, who are now with full control and access to the wallet, are withdrawn, at a value of $ 2.8 million from Bitcoin inside.
Police officers say to verify, not confidence
North Wales police said they are working to track and recover money, and told encryption holders how to check that they are talking to the real policemen and what will be asked by law enforcement in reality.
“The police will never contact you unexpectedly to discuss your encryption assets or ask you to take action on your cold storage. This is a big red sign,” the team said.
She advised to comment on suspicious calls and contact the police direct Seed.
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“The fraudsters are constantly evolving their tactics,” said North Wales police. “They are not only targeting new investors, but they formulate advanced social engineering plans to deceive even more amazing holders.”
The police warn against other frauds’ fraudsters
The FBI in the United States warned earlier this month that the fraudsters Priment as coding employeesContact potential victims to demand that they have account problems and deceive them to send the information used to access the account.
In May, the FBI warned that the attackers were using Deepfakes that made artificial intelligence to send voice messages He denies as senior American officials In the campaign, which mainly targets the current or former US government employees in the United States.
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