This article is about yet another Bitcoin scam that took place on the Instagram social network.
The Bitcoin scam on Instagram
As is increasingly the case, the scammers’ strategy was well-engineered. It consisted of stealing existing Instagram profiles in order to make it a little bit more credible, especially to people who knew and followed the account in question.
After that, the scammers would start sharing fake messages and screenshots on social media, where they would show that, thanks to an amazing Bitcoin mining strategy, they had managed to make lavish earnings in a matter of hours.
This is the post shared on Facebook by the same person whose Instagram account was hacked.
As the images show, the earnings were first shown on a cryptocurrency account and later, on an alleged message from the Intesa Sanpaolo bank, to prove that the money had been successfully received in their bank account.
To the less attentive eye, this series of steps could represent irrefutable evidence that would strengthen the argument that this is not a scam, but that it was a success.
In reality, it would be enough to pause and think about the words written in the caption of the Instagram post.
As it reads, this girl allegedly earned 13,000 euros in just 5 hours thanks to a Bitcoin mining company. After that, she advises everyone to take a look at the mentioned profile.
And this is where the real scam begins. Indeed, this is not a normal deception where…
