You’ve just been promised the chance to strike it rich with crypto – to-the-moon profits, no risk, and the chance to get in on ‘next big thing’ in digital currency. Sounds tempting, right? Well, that’s exactly what scammers are counting on.
Cryptocurrency scams prey on the hype and excitement around cryptocurrencies, tricking you into becoming the bottom layer of a pyramid scheme-style con or shelling out hard-earned cash for phony, even non-existent digital shamcoins.
They’ll throw around more buzzwords than you can count, let alone understand – but in the end, it’s pretty simple: they want your cash.