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Topic
Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Cryptocurrency crime in Netherlands.
by
Serious475
on 18/05/2020, 10:49:50 UTC
Six people were arrested in the Netherlands and the UK over a $27 million "typosquatting" scam, which involved making a fake website to gain access to user Bitcoin wallets.

5 man and 1 woman got arrested with warrant by the policeman at their homes Charlcombe, Lower Weston, and Staverton (UK), and Amsterdam and Rotterdam (Netherlands). They are really proffesional on accessing others account, there are many affected at least 4,000 victims in 12 countries and it still growing.

“The investigation relates to typosquatting, where a well-known online cryptocurrency exchange was ‘spoofed’ – or recreated to imitate the genuine site – to gain access to victims’ Bitcoin wallets, stealing their funds and login details.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/portswigger.net/daily-swig/amp/six-arrested-in-connection-with-27m-typosquatting-scam

Good thing is that, they had already caught those six people because if that thing does not happen, the number of being affected by the scam will grow continuously. That is how expert hackers and scammers are.

So always be careful when visiting and trying some unfamiliar websites, always do research about it and read some reviews to assure yourself that it is legit.

I am glad that you posted this news in this forum. It raised my awareness about checking the website before using it. It also raised my awareness that before doing transactions in the internet like buying stuff or entering your card number, I must check the website and its certificate/s first. It is still sad  that people will do illegal things just for their sake/power/money (that's how the world works, there is good and bad.).