5) Scam Alert
California’s Attorney General warns about crypto scams involving AI deepfakes, fake yield or liquidity-mining offers, rug pulls, and “recovery” scams that promise to get victims’ money back. A mention of $BTC or $ETH does not make an offer legitimate. Be wary of unsolicited links, guaranteed returns, upfront taxes or fees, requests for your seed phrase, and instructions to send funds through a crypto ATM.
Sources: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/crypto-scams-are-booming-attorney-general-bonta-clocks-crypto-conmen · https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/bonta-crypto-atms-scams/4161662/
California’s Attorney General warns about crypto scams involving AI deepfakes, fake yield or liquidity-mining offers, rug pulls, and “recovery” scams that promise to get victims’ money back. A mention of $BTC or $ETH does not make an offer legitimate. Be wary of unsolicited links, guaranteed returns, upfront taxes or fees, requests for your seed phrase, and instructions to send funds through a crypto ATM.
Sources: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/crypto-scams-are-booming-attorney-general-bonta-clocks-crypto-conmen · https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/bonta-crypto-atms-scams/4161662/