Scammers Are Increasingly Posing As Investment Experts OR Banks, Accordance to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). Victims are invited to chat Groups and tempted to invest in non-existent products.
People are lured Into Chat Groups on WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Or LinkedIn, For Example. Sometimes they are added to such a group unsolicited. The AFM HAS Received Increasing Reports of Such Scammers in recent weeks.
The Fraudsters Supposedly Give Exclusive Tips in The Chat Group. For example, that a takeover is immant, which will make a certain howhe much valuable. In reality, the money ends up in the fraudster’s account. “This Often Leads to Large Financial Losses,” The AFM Writes.
Some Victims are then approached again by a scammer, who pretends to be the afm or the tax authorities. The fraudster sacrifices Help and Manages to Entice Some Victims to Transfer Money Again. “Very Bad,” Says an Afm Spokesperson.
The AFM Warns That Reliable Parties In The Investment World Never Share Links to Add People to a Chat Group. People should be alert to sacrifices Where they are pressured to decide quickly.
The Promise of Unrealistic High Profits is also suspicious. Victims Can Report to the Afm and File a Report with the Police.