Beware of online crypto scams! Scammers are using fake news to trick people into investing their money. They create fake articles with pictures of real government leaders, making it look like these leaders support a fake investment. This happened in Canada, with scammers pretending Prime Minister Trudeau and Premier Holt supported their fake crypto program.
- Scammers are using fake news to trick people.
- They use fake endorsements from important people.
- They try to make their scams look real.
- Be careful! Don't trust everything you see online.
Fact | Number |
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Global crypto scam losses in February | $1.53 billion |
Losses excluding one big hack | $126 million+ |