Van der Belen and Armin Wolf: Internet scammers abuse celebrities

In the midst of inflation crisis, online fraudsters are again showing more and more advertisements Facebook, instagram and other online platforms. They’re all about one thing: taking money out of people’s pockets. It plays with people’s miseries, as they are made to believe that they can make a lot of money with a certain investment.

The scam is always the same: Ads leading to fake media reports are displayed in the browser, on Facebook, Instagram or other platforms. If you click on the ad, you land on an “article” that promises big money. It is advertised with the names and photographs of celebrities. Name of Christoph Waltz was used in the same way as Alfred Gusenbauer, Alexander Van der Belen either Dietrich Mateschitz,

Fake bitcoin investment and media site

This is currently a black and white photo of the ORF moderator armin wolf Told that his “future is in danger”. “derstandard.at” is given as the alleged source. However, if you click on the link, you come across an alleged “Krone.at” report that claims that Armin Wolf recommended a certain investment in bitcoin. it was last year Alexander van der Belenwith his name and fake statements was advertised,

“You should never rely on him under any circumstances,” explains Declan HiscoxChief Editor “Internet Watch List”, neither cryptopNeither the referenced platform nor the media reports are genuine. Sometimes pages look deceptively real. often real ones too crypto course Played on the side, but that’s all.

Hiscox has confirmed that there is currently a new flurry of reports. “At the moment, a relatively large number of people are reporting fraud, invented articles and recruiting attempts.” Armin Wolf, who is repeatedly used in Austria as a celebrity for such fake reports, has already insisted several times: “I don’t have a financial advisor, I don’t ever give investment tips, I don’t own bitcoin, or I’m the richest journalist in Austria. All lies.”

most of the time the money is gone

But time and again people fall for the promise of allegedly high profits. Anyone who deposits money on an advertised, fake crypto platform usually doesn’t get it back. “Sometimes it helps to arrange for a chargeback on the account at the bank, but this only happens very occasionally,” Hiscox explains.

“It often happens that the real victims of this scam contact us. amount of damage 200 euro until several hundred thousand eurosInvested in fake platforms,” Hiscox said. The big problem: once you deposit money, platforms pretend the money is growing until you try to get it back. then they invent Criminals disappear under different pretexts.

“If you happen to be the victim of such a scam, one is definitely recommended criminal complaint in police“The chances of getting the money back are relatively low, but in some cases the investigation has been successful years later and the victims can be reimbursed at least a partial amount,” says the expert on Watchlist Internet.

Report on relevant platform

If you, as a user, discover such fraudulent attempt on Facebook or Instagram, you will, on the one hand, advertisementbut then also profileReport them directly to Facebook who changed them. Users can also report fraudulent websites to “Watchlist Internet”, but this is not absolutely necessary with this scam, Because these would already be on the radar anywayIs it called[[कहाजाताहै।

But why exactly do such online fraud attempts with celebrities and fake media reports still work? “Many people still don’t know the caveats about it. Sometimes belief is born out of necessity, because someone is desperate,” says Hiscox. According to experts, people who believe in conspiracy theories , they are “particularly vulnerable because they firmly believe that there is a system by which the rich stay rich and that is precisely what criminals rely on in their letters.”

yes they could celebrities or media Actually take action against false advertising promises with their content? “Legally, it’s not okay to use images and a brand name,” Hiscox says. The problem with this, however, is that scammers often aren’t tangible because they live abroad or hide their identities, he says. Wolf himself describes it as a “total mess” given that his name is repeatedly used by scammers. However, he does not take any legal action against it.

Best for Users: Report online scams involving celebrities and ignore them otherwise.

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