Sydney’s Bitcoin scam warning after man loses $10,000
BITCOIN owners are being urged to be cautious of a bitcoin scam that saw one northern beaches man lose $10,000 in a matter of minutes.
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SCAMMERS have targeted a bitcoin owner who is now $10,000 poorer.
Between 4pm and 4.04pm on Sunday, the victim was checking his bitcoin account on a website called My Ether Wallet. While doing so he was redirected to another similar-sounding website called My Etner Wallet.
He typed in his password to unlock the wallet and expected a page to open that showed his balance. That did not happen.
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Concerned, the man went to a website that allowed him to view his assets — but not access them.
He then saw that the one bitcoin in his account — valued at $10,000 — had been drained in the space of four minutes.
If you suspected you have been scammed call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or go to https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/.