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.
If you want to invest, walk into a office of a well-known Invesment company and even then, be alert!
Got what he deserved
48 years old?? I can’t even feel sorry for this knucklehead. He should’ve definitely known better. SMH!
Some just have stupid written on their forehead
Here’s some advice for everyone getting scammed…… If it’s too good to believe it isn’t true… IRS does not make phone calls, your family member is not important enough to be kidnapped and ransomed off, warrants can not be paid off in gift cards, bitcoin/ crypto are stupid and not real if it’s over the phone/internet/facebook etc., you don’t owe money from a loan you took out 10 years ago and it affects your credit report.. Simply put, please people STOP and use your common sense or simply make a phone call to the local police department and asked them before you decide to give a thief your money…