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Scammers posed as Australian police to steal crypto, authorities warn
Cryptocurrency scammers have impersonated Australian police and exploited government infrastructure to pressure victims into handing over their digital assets, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said Thursday. The AFP said scammers used the local cybercrime reporting tool ReportCyber to submit reports about their targets. At a later time, they contact the victims posing as police and inviting them to check the report on government websites, lending credibility to the scammers. In one case, the scammers warned the victim that they would be contacted by a representative from a crypto company, who would also provide ... (full story)
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