(InvestigateTV) — A Charlotte man lost more than $1 million in cryptocurrency after falling victim to a phone scam that began with a caller claiming to be from a legitimate crypto company.
Gene Duckett said he received a call one Friday night in March from someone claiming to be from Ledger, a company that makes hardware wallets for cryptocurrency storage.
“The guy on the other end says, ‘Is this Harold? I’m Harold Eugene.’ I said, ‘Yeah, who’s calling?’ He said, ‘My name is Benjamin. I’m from Ledger, and your funds are in danger of being stolen,’” Duckett said…