{"id":35286,"date":"2022-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aebanca.es\/compromiso\/ciberconsejos\/learn-about-crypto-asset-investment-scams\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T16:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T14:23:03","slug":"learn-about-crypto-asset-investment-scams","status":"publish","type":"ciberconsejos","link":"https:\/\/aebanca.es\/en\/compromiso\/ciberconsejos\/learn-about-crypto-asset-investment-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn About Crypto-Asset Investment Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) of Europol, the European Banking Federation, the Spanish Banking Association, the National Police, and the Civil Guard have developed basic prevention tips for crypto-asset investment scams, because the more aware we are as individuals of potential fraud, the safer we can be.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Conoce las estafas de inversiones en criptoactivos\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MTVHWw32xgk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here you can review the <strong>types of scams<\/strong> that cybercriminals carry out to learn how to detect them and avoid falling into their traps:<\/p>\n<p><em>The romance scammer<\/em>: Contacts you through a dating app or social media. It may start as a romance scam and quickly turn into an investment fraud with substantial losses. <\/p>\n<p><em>The identity-stealing friend<\/em>: You become the target of a scammer who compromises your friends&#8217; social media accounts. Believing you are communicating with a trusted person, you may be more open to investing.<\/p>\n<p><em>The business opportunity<\/em>: The scammer calls you and shows you a fraudulent crypto-asset investment website. They convince you to invest with promises of substantial profits. In most cases, you will only realize you cannot recover your invested money after a long period of time.  <\/p>\n<p><em>Phishing advertisements<\/em>: A crypto-asset investment ad appears on social media. You click and provide your contact details. The scammer contacts you and convinces you to invest.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>What Are the Warning Signs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Investment opportunities with returns too good to be true.<\/p>\n<p>Pressure tactics that make you think it is an opportunity you cannot miss.<\/p>\n<p>Fraudulent advertisements posted on the internet or social media.<\/p>\n<p>Unsolicited investment offers received via email, social media, or mobile devices. The opportunities may come from: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scammers impersonating a friend<\/li>\n<li>A person you met through a dating app or social media<\/li>\n<li>A fake crypto-asset investment company<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Requests to transfer your legitimate crypto-asset investment to an alternative address that is under the control of criminals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Can You Do?<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Research carefully before investing in crypto-assets.<\/li>\n<li>Be cautious when conducting cryptocurrency transactions. Once the transaction is completed, you will not be able to reverse it. <\/li>\n<li>If you receive an investment opportunity from a friend, confirm that the message actually comes from them.<\/li>\n<li>Be wary of people you meet through dating apps or social media who try to convince you to invest in cryptocurrencies.<\/li>\n<li>Be cautious of unsolicited invitations encouraging you to open and invest in new crypto-asset accounts. They may direct you to wallets controlled by criminals. <\/li>\n<li>Before investing, thoroughly research the issuer of the offer and analyze the project.<\/li>\n<li>Inform yourself thoroughly about the terms of your purchase and the origin of the cryptocurrencies.<\/li>\n<li>Do not share it. If you purchase cryptocurrencies, do not announce it on social media\u2014it could attract the attention of criminals. <\/li>\n<li>If you are a victim of a scam, report it to the police.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s2.aebanca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/infografa-estafas-en-criptoactivos-1.pdf\">Download the infographic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) of Europol, the European Banking Federation, the Spanish Banking Association, the National Police, and the Civil Guard have developed basic prevention tips for crypto-asset investment scams, because the more aware we are as individuals of potential fraud, the safer we can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":35288,"template":"","categorias-ciberconsejos":[962],"class_list":["post-35286","ciberconsejos","type-ciberconsejos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorias-ciberconsejos-main-online-scams"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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