The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has warned about cryptocurrency scams on Tiktok. “You are scrolling through Tiktok when you come across a video showing a pile of cash. The creator says they earned the stack of money in just a few days by investing in cryptocurrency,” the BBB detailed.
Crypto Scammers Defrauding Tiktok Users
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warned of cryptocurrency scams on the popular video-hosting platform Tiktok Friday. Founded in 1912, the BBB is a private, nonprofit organization that empowered people to find businesses, brands, and charities they can trust for over 110 years.
The BBB explained that “as Tiktok’s popularity grows, so do the con artists.” Noting that it is seeing many new reports from its “Scam Tracker related to this money-flipping scam,” the BBB described:
You are scrolling through Tiktok when you come across a video showing a pile of cash. The creator says they earned the stack of money in just a few days by investing in cryptocurrency.
Scammers on Tiktok may promise “to turn a few hundred dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency into thousands in no time at all,” the BBB detailed, adding that they may even “have a 100% guarantee that they can triple your money in less than a week.”
The organization explained that “When you contact the supposed investor [scammer], likely through Whatsapp, Telegram, or another messaging app, they will be polite and professional,” adding:
They will ask you to send money —…
