FTC Issues Alert on Bitcoin Blackmail Scams
In Summary : Original release date: August 22, 2018 The Federal Trade Commission has released an alert on Bitcoin blackmail scams. In thes...
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In Summary :
Original release date: August 22, 2018
The Federal Trade Commission has released an alert on Bitcoin blackmail scams. In these schemes, scammers threaten victims with public disclosure of their "secret" unless they send a payment in Bitcoin.NCCIC encourages users and administrators to refer to the FTC Alert (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/08/how-avoid-bitcoin-blackmail-scam) and a related FBI press release (https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/jacksonville/news/press-releases/fbi-jacksonville-warns-of-blackmail-scam) for more information. If you believe you have been a victim of these scams, report it to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov (http://www.ic3.gov/).
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https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/08/22/FTC-Issues-Alert-Bitcoin-Blackmail-Scams
Original release date: August 22, 2018
The Federal Trade Commission has released an alert on Bitcoin blackmail scams. In these schemes, scammers threaten victims with public disclosure of their "secret" unless they send a payment in Bitcoin.NCCIC encourages users and administrators to refer to the FTC Alert (https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/08/how-avoid-bitcoin-blackmail-scam) and a related FBI press release (https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/jacksonville/news/press-releases/fbi-jacksonville-warns-of-blackmail-scam) for more information. If you believe you have been a victim of these scams, report it to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov (http://www.ic3.gov/).
This product is provided subject to this Notification (http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification) and this Privacy & Use (http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/) policy.[...]
kindly refer the following link as follow up :
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/08/22/FTC-Issues-Alert-Bitcoin-Blackmail-Scams
