Scammers Drain $10,000 in Crypto After Duping Victim With Fake Job Opportunity: Report

A man has reportedly lost thousands in crypto after falling victim to a job scam that supposedly involved simple online tasks. 

The victim, Rick S., received a text message about an opportunity to earn extra money by uploading apps to help a purported company gain more exposure, reports Fox News.

Rick says he had doubts in the beginning but was eventually convinced to accept the job.

“I was skeptical at first. This ‘company’ was supposed to upload apps in order to get more exposure for the apps. This was supposedly associated with a company called APPTimizer. I called myself doing the research and felt confident that this was a legitimate business.”

But the job was a crypto task scam, which typically allow people to withdraw a small amount of their earnings, which makes the job look legitimate, but over time, a supposed crypto deposit is required to unlock the account.

“I was led to believe the more ‘APPS’ I uploaded, the more money I would make. All of this was done through Crypto. Long story short, I lost about $10k. Hard lesson to learn.”

The FBI says people often pay up in an attempt to recover the money the platform says they earned.

The bureau says that crypto job scams commonly feature the idea that the more you put in, the more you can earn. 

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