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I lost £278,000 in cryptocurrency scam after being tricked by fake trading app that gave hackers my… – The US Sun

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A MAN lost £278,000 in a crypto scam after he handed over his digital wallet to a hacker on a fake app.

Brandon Larsen, from Utah, was left devastated after ruthless hackers wiped more than half of his £506,000 (USD$700,000) crypto fortune in minutes.

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Brandon Larsen is an amateur crypto trader

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Brandon Larsen is an amateur crypto traderCredit: KUTV
It took less than three minutes for hackers to steal Brandon's cypto stash

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It took less than three minutes for hackers to steal Brandon’s cypto stashCredit: KUTV

“Unfortunately it was a lookalike app and I gave access to my digital wallet to a hacker,” he told KUTV.

“I’ve shed a lot of tears, I’m not going to lie,” said Brandon.

The trader wanted to download the app for 1inch, an exchange for Ethereum – a type of blockchain currency – but unfortunately the actual app he downloaded was a similar-looking scam.

It took hackers three minutes to steal £278,000 (USD$384,006) from his account in March this year, according to Brandon’s website.

“Obviously this is devastating. Not only the immediate loss but the potential of the cryptocurrencies I had in the wallet will be worth no less than $1MILLION dollars in 2021,” he wrote.

The crypto fanatic shared a screenshot of his account two hours before it was attacked to show his wife the progress he had made trading the volatile currency.

“Balance = $384,006 in this wallet. Total balance in all wallets before attack was about $691,000,” he explained.

“And 2 Hours Later…$0 Everything taken. It took them 3 minutes to clean me out.”

Brandon is using his misfortune to warn others and offering Bitcoin courses to help fledgling traders.

A screengrab of Brandon's account prior to the hacking

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A screengrab of Brandon’s account prior to the hackingCredit: Brandon Larsen / mentalawesomeness.com
His account after it was raided

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His account after it was raidedCredit: Brandon Larsen / mentalawesomeness.com
Brandon said he lost £278,000 (USD$384,006)

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Brandon said he lost £278,000 (USD$384,006)Credit: KUTV
Cyrptocurrencies like Bitcoin have become popular in recent years.

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Cyrptocurrencies like Bitcoin have become popular in recent years.Credit: PA

How to spot crypto scams

CRYPTO scams are popping up all over the internet. We explain how to spot them.

  • Promises of a high or guaranteed return – Does the offer look realistic? Scammers often attract money by making fake promises.
  • Heavy marketing and promotional offers – If they are using marketing tricks to con customers you should beware.
  • Unamed or non-existent team members – Just like any business you should be easily able to find out who is running it.
  • Check the whitepaper – Every crypto firm should have a white paper. This should explain how it plans to grow and make money. If this doesn’t make sense, then it could be because the founders are trying to confuse you.
  • Do your research – Check reviews online and Reddit threads to see what other people think.

“Act now, because I don’t want ANYONE to experience being ROBBED like I was.”

Despite his unlucky encounter, Brandon won’t to give up on his dream to become a crypto millionaire.

“There’s still a tremendous opportunity to make money in crypto,” he said, “and I’m still going to take advantage of that”.

Cyrptocurrencies have taken off in recent years thanks to the support of big names like Elon Musk.

In June, the price of Dogecoin, a form of crypto, surged once more after Musk backed new moves to massively slash its transaction fees.

Despite this, the cryptocurrency market crashed again this month, proving the volatile nature of coins like Bitcoin, Dogecoin and Etherum.

The price of Bitcoin, the biggest cryptocurrency on the market, is down nearly 7% over the past 24 hours.

It is currently around $32,370 according to Coinmarketcap, and has nearly halved in value since it reached $64,000 in April.

The second biggest cryptocurrency, Etheruem, has also dropped in value in the last 24 hours along with other popular coins like Dogecoin, Cardano and XRP.

It comes after a series of worldwide crackdowns on the cryptocurrency market.

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, was banned from operating in the UK by the country’s financial watchdog last month.

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