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Dated alerts about requests to move money through cryptocurrency, with the safer next step and the published source for each one.
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Told to Put Cash Into a Bitcoin (Crypto) Machine? Stop. It Is a Scam.
Treat any instruction to pay someone through a cryptocurrency ATM as a sign to stop, no matter who is asking or why.
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Celebrity Messages You and Wants Meet-and-Greet Fees? It's an Impostor
A celebrity who writes to you privately from an account that is not their verified one, asks you to keep it secret, and later wants money for a meet and greet, a "security check," or their management is an impostor.
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Someone Says They're FBI and Can Recover Your Lost Money? Hang Up
Hang up if someone who says they are the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center—or an FBI agent handling an IC3 report—contacts you about recovering money or updating a complaint.
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Someone You Met Online Urges a Crypto Investment? It's Likely a Scam
Someone you met online who steers you toward a crypto investment is likely running a scam.
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