Following the campaign guidelines Fakecoins, which has already been launched in several countries, Uruguay’s Ministry of the Interior issued a warning on its website about crypto scams.
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- The government of Uruguay launched a campaign on the Internet to warn about fakecoins.
- Already 17 Latin American and European countries have joined the campaign against scams.
- Uruguay has a phone number to report scams: 2030-46-25
In April we told how police and judicial forces in several countries in Latin America and Europe had organized an important campaign to raise awareness among citizens about how crypto scams operate. And information is the best way to prevent, since a person with knowledge is more difficult to fall into a scam a scheme that is designed to dupe people out of cash or crypto. with fake cryptocurrencies.
As we said, the communication campaign Fakecoins was created by the European Union programme “EL PAcCTO” y la red de cooperación CibEL@ . Already 17 countries are incorporating the information tips of this campaign, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Spain. For example, Chile has even trained its officials with special courses on cryptocurrencies so that, among other things, they know how to differentiate between real projects and scams.
Now Uruguay has announced how it has implemented the campaign, including channels that allow people to make complaints.
En Uruguay
Specifically, the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay is the one who took the reins of this campaign that seeks to warn users about the danger they face when investing in certain crypto projects that could be scams.
The Project “FakeCoins: Cryptocurrency cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptographic technologies to secure their operation. Scams”. informa a la ciudadanía cuáles las estafas con criptomonedas más comunes detectadas en 17 países de América Latina y la Unión Europea. Lo hace de una forma sencilla, para que las puedan identificar fácilmente.
It is worth noting that Uruguay does not condemn cryptocurrencies, but rather the scams that use the popularity of these to trick people out of their money. The ministry says on its website:
“Cryptocurrencies have become popular as a media phenomenon and as a new investment instrument. As such, they are a legal and useful financial tool if you know how to use them. However, as a result of their fame, a series of scams have appeared that, using cryptocurrencies as a hook, confuse investors in order to steal their money”.
El ministerio deja los teléfonos y dirección donde hacer las denuncias:
If you think you may be a victim of one of these crimes channel your complaint at fakecoins.org, by calling 2030-46-25 or 2030-46-32, or by going to Maldonado 1109 on the corner of Paraguay.
Recognizing Scams
Here is the list of the most common scams highlighted by the campaign:
Estafas mediante la simulación o suplantación:
“WebCoin” – During the scam process it is common to use websites that simulate investment portfolios. In some cases they may pretend to be one in which the user is registered and what they want is their credentials to access their account. In others they will pretend to be a new service, in which the victim will think they are making transactions of buying and selling real cryptocurrencies.
“AppCoin” – Just as with the Webs there are applications that impersonate real investment portfolios or, in other cases, that are applications that appear to be cryptocurrency investment portfolios, but actually pretend to be real to obtain the victim’s bank details.
Scams using the image of a celebrity:
“CelebriCoin” – How to say no to that famous person you admire who tells you that, if you invest, you will become rich in a few days and in an extreme way.
Scams through seduction:
“BesuCoin” – Also known as “DonjuanCoin” or KissCoin. This scam is characterized because the scammer a scammer is someone that participates in a fraudulent scheme. seduces the victim, sometimes using Tinder-like dating apps to convince them later on to invest investing is when you put money in a financial scheme with the intent of making a gain. in Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies, but really all they are doing is tricking them to get their money.
Pyramid schemes:
“PiramiCoin” – The more people you manage to convince to invest on the web, the higher your profit in cryptocurrencies will be? Or maybe you got a personal invitation from a friend to receive a super special offer? In either case, you may be facing a pyramid scheme that uses some kind of cryptocurrency as a hook.
Fake promotions in the e-mail:
“MailCoin” – This scam will appear in your email inbox, accompanied by celebrity testimonials, promises to quickly multiply your investment, or even offering the first free cryptocurrencies. It will ask you to register on a portal that will turn out to be fake, or will notify you with a lost password email.
Sources: Government of Uruguay, Bitcoin.com, archivo
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