FTC USA: A new type of fraud with cryptomats has appeared – Bits Media

The US Federal Trade Commission has issued a warning about a new scam.. Criminals only need a crypto machine, QR code and social engineering skills.

The essence of the scam
is as follows: the scammer calls the victim and pretends to be an official, law enforcement officer or utility company. After a short conversation, he asks the person for money under any pretext.. If the victim agrees, the scammer suggests going to the nearest crypto ATM and buying cryptocurrency. After that, he gives the victim a QR code with his wallet number and the money is automatically transferred.

Fraudsters often pretend, that they call based on an ad from a dating site or congratulate a person on winning the lottery. US FTC warns citizens: “No government employee will ever ask to pay in cryptocurrency. If someone asks you about it, know that these are scammers".

IN 2021 year, scammers around the world stole cryptocurrencies from 7.7 billion dollars. And the number of cryptocurrency crimes in the United States is increasing every year.
Approximately on 300%.