WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — The Wheat Ridge Police Department is warning of a cryptocurrency scam that’s making its way through the community.
Investigators say several people in Wheat Ridge have gotten a variation of the same type of scam email.
“I know that calling [phone number] or visiting [home address] would be a convenient way to have a chat with you if you don’t cooperate. Don’t try to hide from this. You’ve no idea what I’m capable of in [local city],” the email states. It even includes a photo of the outside of the receiver’s address.
Police warn it’s strategic for the scammer to show off how much information they have on you right off the bat.
“Basically intimidate the victim or the recipient of that email to say, ‘Hey, I know a lot about you.’ And seeing that personal information come in immediately gets the mind going like, ‘Oh shoot, they got me,’ and that’s exactly what the scammer wants you to believe,” said Alex Rose, public information officer with the Wheat Ridge Police Department.