Aug 21, 2025
Scammer Poses as UK Police Chief to Steal $2.8M Bitcoin Through Phishing Attack
North Wales Police investigate sophisticated phishing scam where criminals posing as senior UK law enforcement officers stole £2.1M ($2.8M) in Bitcoin from a cold storage holder through an elaborate social engineering scheme claiming a security breach, while the crypto crime wave escalates with corrupt officials and 32 violent physical attacks reported globally.
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