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CFTC warns of crypto investment scams built on online relationships

  • —CFTC listed six red flags, including moving chats to private messengers and refusing in-person meetings
  • —Scammers push victims to send crypto to personal wallets or obscure trading platforms
  • —Relationship scams caused more than $3.5 billion in losses in 2023
  • —The agency advises halting transactions and reporting suspicions to the CFTC or the FBI
Why it matters: The warning highlights the irreversibility of crypto transfers, a key risk for retail investors targeted by social-engineering fraud.
Source: TokenPost
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