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Promised credit and cryptocurrency earnings, ran out of money.
Slovenia🏛️ PoliticsCenter5 hr. ago

Promised credit and cryptocurrency earnings, ran out of money.

Two online scams targeting residents of Celje resulted in over 2000 euros in losses. In the first case, scammers promised a favorable loan of 15,000 euros but required the victim to settle costs related to the loan application, leading her to send several thousand euros before communication ceased. In the second incident, unknown individuals convinced a man he would receive 9,000 euros from cryptocurrency earnings, prompting him to grant access to his online banking. The fraudsters then stole thousands of euros from his account.

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Promised credit and cryptocurrency earnings, ran out of money.

Two online scams targeting residents of Celje resulted in over 2000 euros in losses. In the first case, scammers promised a favorable loan of 15,000 euros but required the victim to settle costs related to the loan application, leading her to send several thousand euros before communication ceased. In the second incident, unknown individuals convinced a man he would receive 9,000 euros from cryptocurrency earnings, prompting him to grant access to his online banking. The fraudsters then stole thousands of euros from his account.

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