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Rip off with Bitcoin promises via Tinder: 50,000 euros gone

2022-10-10T13:28:21.514Z


Rip off with Bitcoin promises via Tinder: 50,000 euros gone Created: 10/10/2022 3:15 p.m By: Peter Schiebel A Gilchinger has been ripped off by an internet scammer with a false Bitcoin promise. (Iconic image) © Jens Kalaene/dpa A 41-year-old man from Gilching lost 50,000 euros because an internet acquaintance ripped him off. Now the police are investigating. Gilching – fake police officers, f


Rip off with Bitcoin promises via Tinder: 50,000 euros gone

Created: 10/10/2022 3:15 p.m

By: Peter Schiebel

A Gilchinger has been ripped off by an internet scammer with a false Bitcoin promise.

(Iconic image) © Jens Kalaene/dpa

A 41-year-old man from Gilching lost 50,000 euros because an internet acquaintance ripped him off.

Now the police are investigating.

Gilching

– fake police officers, fake public prosecutors, grandchildren tricks, shock phone calls, fake great love – the list of scams is long, with which mostly tightly organized gangs try to get money and valuables from innocent citizens.

The Germering Police Inspectorate responsible for Gilching is now dealing with a completely new scam.

This involves investing in cryptocurrency, i.e. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Co. A 41-year-old man from Gilching lost 50,000 euros in this way.

According to the officials, the man made the acquaintance of a woman who called herself "Martyna" via the Tinder Internet platform.

Since September, the two have been in contact with each other several times via the Internet.

"The woman was very persuasive and encouraged him to invest money in cryptocurrency," a police spokesman said on Monday.

At first, the Gilchinger successfully invested smaller amounts, but ultimately transferred 50,000 euros to a website that was supposed to convert this money into Bitcoin.

A bitcoin was traded yesterday for almost 20,000 euros, the historic high in November last year was a good 70,000 euros.

Apparently "Martyna" lured the Gilchinger with big profits.

In any case, the transfer turned out to be a fatal mistake.

Because the Gilchinger Bitcoin was neither credited nor was he able to reverse the transfer.

The police spokesman: "Since then, there has been no trace of the investor's money." Whether the Gilching case is the start of a new scam or remains a particularly brazen individual case cannot be estimated at this time.

Source: merkur

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