How a grandfather, 69, battling liver cancer was duped out of $350,000 by a celebrity cryptocurrency scam after simply clicking on a Facebook advert
- Brisbane liver cancer sufferer Phillip Savage lost $350,000 through a scam
- Grandfather, 69, duped after clicking on cryptocurrency ad he saw on Facebook
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- Losses from cryptocurrency investment scams more than tripled last year
A 69-year-old grandfather battling liver cancer has lost $350,000-worth of life savings through a cryptocurrency scam after clicking on a Facebook ad.
Brisbane man Phillip Savage, who is also missing a lung, was contacted by telephone after he clicked on the social media advertisement featuring a fake celebrity endorsement.
‘They were bringing up ideas and money numbers which mesmerised me – I thought well, these guys sound pretty good,’ he told A Current Affair.
‘It shattered my life. It was money that I had set aside for my grandchildren.’
A 69-year-old grandfather battling liver cancer has lost $350,000 worth of life savings through a cryptocurrency scam after clicking on a Facebook ad. Brisbane man Phillip Savage, who is also missing a lung, was contacted by telephone after he clicked…
