{"id":41988,"date":"2020-12-17T09:03:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T08:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/uncategorized\/the-guardian-uncovers-international-bitcoin-fraud-involving-ads\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:31:29","slug":"the-guardian-uncovers-international-bitcoin-fraud-involving-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coinpro.ch\/en\/news-en\/the-guardian-uncovers-international-bitcoin-fraud-involving-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian uncovers international Bitcoin fraud involving ads"},"content":{"rendered":"

An international Bitcoin scam<\/a> was uncovered by the British newspaper “The Guardian<\/em>“. The multi-million dollar Bitcoin fraud was carried out using unauthorized celebrity photos and primarily targeted victims in Australia. Victims were “lured” in with fake photos of Australian celebrities.<\/p>\n

Fraudulent crypto investment schemes promoted<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Unauthorized photos of well-known celebrities were used to advertise a fake investment scheme. For example, in Australia\u2014the most affected country\u2014photos of Dick Smith or Andrew Forrest were misused.<\/p>\n

After victims clicked on such an ad, they were taken to a link for a supposed cryptocurrency investment program. After registering, victims were initially asked over the phone to make a small investment<\/a>. The amount increased with every call, leading some victims to lose their entire savings.<\/p>\n