Hundreds of WhatsApp users are being targeted by crooks posing as Goldman Sachs employees as part of a ploy to get them to invest in crypto schemes, the Standard has learned.
The fraudsters invite unsuspecting WhatsApp users to an online chat group in which they introduce themselves as executives of the Wall Street bank before telling group members they will “provide investment training strategies for free”.
“I hope Goldman Sachs can become your trusted brokerage scheme,” one scam message reads. “As a global investment firm, we work together to create long-term value for our investors…establishing a correct investment philosophy and ensuring you can obtain stable and generous returns is the ability that every investor needs to have.”
The scammer then promises to “provide a Bitcoin perpetual trading contract strategy” before directing users to a bogus crypto platform where they can deposit funds. Other users in the group, also suspected to be scammers, pledge to invest into the crypto scheme, adding: “I have personally witnessed how Goldman Sachs can help you.”
In a statement a Goldman Sachs spokesperson said: “Unfortunately this kind of fraud is increasingly common, and third parties have been known to falsely claim to carry out financial services on behalf of Goldman Sachs and may use names of existing staff in attempting scams.
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