Coconut Creek Police are cautioning residents about a recent wave of scams aimed at Bitcoin account holders after a local woman was tricked into giving fraudsters access to her Coinbase account.
According to police, the scammers contacted the victim by text message, falsely claiming her account password for Coinbase – a cryptocurrency exchange – had been changed. Believing the message was legitimate, she followed the instructions and unknowingly handed over control of her account.
Authorities said the case is part of a growing trend in which criminals target cryptocurrency users through emails, text messages, and phone calls. The scams often use alarming or urgent language to pressure victims into providing sensitive information…