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Australian Securities Regulator ASIC Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year

Crypto scams can take a number of formats, including those that take customers’ money on the pretense of investing in cryptocurrencies without doing so. Also included in the ASIC sweep were phishing websites, which harvest personal data, and those claiming to use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate outsize returns.

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Sheldon Reback

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2024-08-19 15:55:22

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