The Polish Bitcoin Association (PSB) warns against so-called investment platforms. Reportedly, the procedure has become popular in our country. Scammers are once again taking advantage of people's ignorance about cryptocurrencies. PSB vs. investment platforms PSB explains what this type of platform is all about. Reportedly, "scammers call uninformed random people and urge them to invest in cryptocurrencies and send funds in bitcoin to fictitious platforms of non-existent companies." "Enraged by the vision of profits, the individuals provide remote access to their computers usually through software like AnyDesk. They then remotely log into online banking with the victim's help and take out loans, with the victim's constant assistance. Then they transfer the funds from the loan to one of the actually operating exchanges, where they verify the accounts according to AML/KYC procedures and then buy cryptocurrencies, which they transfer to addresses controlled by them. The victim is then given access to a crafted website where he can track his "investments" - the organization further describes. What happens next? Unfortunately, most people allow themselves to be fully fooled, and only find out about this fact when they want to withdraw money from the platform. "The problem of course arises when they want to liquidate their investments and withdraw the funds, then the scammers demand further fees such as transaction tax etc. By the time they want to withdraw the funds, the scammers repeatedly persuade them to make further deposits, to which the victims agree, because they think that their investment is real and brings high profits. We have received signals that the scale of the problem is alarming, and the scammers commit this type of fraud on a mass scale. Despite suspicions about the purchase transactions and warnings to customers by employees of cryptocurrency exchanges, victims deliberately want to make the above transactions and all attempts to warn them have no effect". - PSB adds. Is lack of education to blame? According to the PSB, "this situation shows how important it is to educate the public about investing in cryptocurrencies. It is a relatively new technology and the public still has little knowledge of what buying them and controlling the bitcoins purchased actually entails." "We urge that before anyone decides to make this type of investment and has not dealt with cryptocurrencies before, that they consult the PSB or refrain from this type of investment altogether until they are properly educated on the subject," - it further reads. Tags bitcoin btc Polish Bitcoin Association scams
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