FTC Issues Alert on Bitcoin Blackmail Scams

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FTC Issues Alert on Bitcoin Blackmail Scams [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/08/22/FTC-Issues-Alert-Bitcoin-Blackmail-Scams ] 08/22/2018 04:10 PM 
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Original release date: August 22, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has released an alert on Bitcoin blackmail scams. In these schemes, scammers threaten 
victims with public disclosure of their "secret" unless they send a payment in Bitcoin.

NCCIC encourages users and administrators to refer to the FTC Alert [ 
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2018/08/how-avoid-bitcoin-blackmail-scam ] and a related FBI press release [ 
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/jacksonville/news/press-releases/fbi-jacksonville-warns-of-blackmail-scam 
] for more information. If you believe you have been a victim of these scams, report it to the FBI's Internet Crime 
Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov [ http://www.ic3.gov ].

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