Washington state's financial regulator is warning investors about a shady website claiming to be a crypto exchange.
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions has issued a consumer protection alert addressing the “alleged cryptocurrency exchange” known as Eucoinotrade.victim to what appears to be “advanced fee fraud,” per the report. This is a confidence scheme that involves soliciting large sum payments for fees under the guise that they’re needed to release supposed earnings.
Initially, “customer service” claimed that the investor’s gains required them to upgrade their account to “elite status” and demanded the investor pay “software upgrade” fees in the amount of $40,000. It claims to be registered in Ireland, but the alleged exchange’s business ID appears to refer to a different company altogether;
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