• FTX, a bankrupt crypto exchange, issued an alert to its customers about scammers targeting them by impersonating the platform and offering to return their lost funds.
• The scammers try to deceive victims by asking for payment as a fee or an account password.
• FTX urged investors to contact their inquiry email address if they receive such messages or offers.
FTX Warns Customers Against Scam Attempts
The already embattled investors of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX are being targeted by fraudsters who promise them the return of their lost funds. On Friday, FTX issued an alert to prevent its community from being a victim of this scam.
Scammers Impersonate Platform and Ask for Payment or Password
The new attack vector used by bad actors is impersonating the platform; they ask for a payment as a fee allegedly to transfer funds or require an account password to trick their victims.
FTX Reminds Its Community That Agents Don’t Ask for Funds
Addressing its community in a recent tweet, the FTX team confirmed that neither the FTX debater nor any of their agents will ask customers for money, fees, payments or any passwords for accounts in connection with the return or prospective return of customer assets.
Previous Attempts To Target FTX Customers
It was not the first attempt by fraudsters to target FTX customers since the Sam Bakman-Fried-led exchange collapsed in November wiping out billions of dollars. A fake video popped up on Twitter impersonating SBF and asking users to go unsafe website “to double their crypto funds” – it looked real as bad actors used verified account on Twitter.
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