Fake California Cop Racket Targets Victims in Bitcoin Phone Scam

2019-4-27 19:49

By CCN. com: A notice on the official website for the City of Berkeley police department warns residents of phone scams involving Bitcoin. Calling them “cyber-enabled fraud crime,” the post talks about a woman who scammers attempted to victimize via telephone – even calling her from the number 911.

The scammer claimed she was under investigation for drug trafficking and should give all the money in her bank account to avoid arrest. The scammer wanted Bitcoin. Scammers Impersonate Berkeley Police Just this past Thursday, a young woman received a call from a person claiming to be an “Officer Neil Matthew” with

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