ANGIER – A western Johnston County man lost a large sum of money in an investment scam. The 48 year-old victim said he received a solicitation from an unknown person through social media to invest in cryptocurrency.
After exchanging emails with an individual pretending to be a cryptocurrency investor, the victim wired $30,000 to the person.
The victim though he was dealing with a legitimate company and did not hesitate to send the money.
The victim later realized the scammer was using a business name similar to a legitimate company, but the business he wired the money to was bogus.
The Federal Trade Commission says one of the more common scams is when a so-called “investment manager” contacts you out of the blue. Scammers often guarantee that you’ll make money or promise big payouts. Just like this particular case, scammers will impersonate well-known companies.
Why are people not getting the message regarding scammers? Smart enough to save money but, I don’t understand this happening over and over again.