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Beware of romance or impersonation scams
A romance or impersonation scam is where a scammer pretends to be a well known
or trustworthy person in your life and tries to work an emotional angle to get
you to send them cryptocurrency. This is a common scam and the impersonation can
take many forms, both personal and impersonal.
Social Media 
The most common impersonations are of high-profile and famous people with a
large social media presence. Generally, it will be someone well known, wealthy,
and usually a bit eccentric. The scammer will make an account identical to that
of the famous person and then post a link or a video asking you to send your
cryptocurrency to a specific website where they will “double your funds with a
giveaway”. 
If someone wants to give you free money, what is stopping them from doing it?
Nothing. There is no need to send someone money to get double or triple your
money back. If a random postcard arrived saying “send me $1000 dollars and I’ll
send you $2000 back” would you do it? 
These are always fake and you should never engage with them. 
Relative Scam
Another common scenario is one where scammers pretend to be a distant relative
or a lawyer claiming a relative of yours is in jail or legal trouble. In these
cases, call your relative’s phone number and inquire as to the legitimacy of the
call. If it’s a legal issue being presented to you, the fact that they are
asking for payment in crypto should send up a huge red flag. Research the legal
firm in question and verify their legitimacy by reading reviews and calling any
phone numbers they have online. It is more than likely that it will be a scam. 
Romance Scams
Scammers will leverage the emotion of love to manipulate your feelings and force
you to send them funds. These scammers are found on popular dating sites and
apps and will never want to meet in person. They claim to be in the military,
working overseas, performing distance work, or that they are just simply stuck
in another place. 
How to protect yourself
 * Ask for a video call and see if the person is real or just a photo taken from
   another profile. 
 * Never give out financial details and be careful with any details you provide.
   Has anyone ever asked what your mother’s maiden name is or the street you
   grew up on during a date? No, but those are common security questions for a
   bank's website. 
 * If you notice a sense of urgency in their requests for details about you or a
   need for funds, this should be a red flag. It is advised you take your time
   to feel out this person’s intentions and whether they are legitimate or
   merely trying to scam you out of your crypto.


If you need to report an incident or you have fallen victim to this type of
scam, reach out to our Live Chat support or click the button below:
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Additional resources for reporting and learning about fraud:
 * https://www.ssa.gov/scam/
 * https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2020/cryptocurrency-investments.html
 * https://www.ftc.gov/imposter
 * https://ic3.gov/
 * https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/what-know-about-cryptocurrency
 * https://www.fbi.gov/news/podcasts/inside-the-fbi-holiday-scams-120120
 * https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/report-signalez-eng.htm
 * https://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/scams-fraudes/victim-victime-eng.htm
 * https://eba.europa.eu/contacts/complaints/frauds-and-scams
 * https://www.ebf.eu/ebf-media-centre/cyberscams/

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