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Btp Coin Crypto Exchange Scam: Fake Platform Promises Huge Returns
Btp Coin is one of those scam crypto platforms where the creators have simply hit the keyboard and inputted random words to try and make their website sound legit.
It’s so littered with bold claims, stolen logos and grammatically incorrect content that I struggle to understand how this scam is working.
The Btp Coin fake Bitcoin exchange is the landing site for a scam that’s first ensnaring people through social media platforms such as Telegram.
How the Btp Coin scam works
Victims are being contacted out of the blue and befriended by the scammers posing as potential love interests before claiming they’ve found an amazing crypto investment scheme that offers huge returns.
Victims are then persuaded to convert cash to crypto using a major exchange before sending it the scammer’s wallet. Often this is in the form of the stablecoin USDT (Tether).
The victim’s account will soon start to see huge gains, but when they come to withdraw their profits they’ll find their account locked.
The scammers will then demand an additional payment to release the funds, but any money paid will also be stolen.
How to spot the Btp Coin scam
As is often the case with scams of this kind, there are many ways to spot that it’s a scam.
They include:
- The domain name is very new.
- Patently untrue claims about the size of the exchange.
- No information on the site itself.
- Completely unrealistic profits.
- No social media channels.
- No contact details.
- Multiple grammatical errors across the site.
- Poor use of imagery with pixelated graphics.
Any one of these should be enough to put you off sending money to the platform, which is 100% a scam.
Can I get my money back from the Btp Coin scam?
It’s tough to get your money back from scammers, but there are few things you can try, which I’ve covered elsewhere (see links below).
There are also companies that might be able to help you track down the scammers, which I’ve written about here.
If you suspect a site is fake, get in touch and I’ll take a look.
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