US Trade Commission Warns of Bitcoin Scam Targeting Cheating Husbands

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the consumers of a new scam involving the sending of bitcoins and targeting presumably unfaithful husbands.

According to a publication on the FTC site, scammers have been sending letters to men across the US demanding a ransom of several thousand dollars, payable in in order to not send evidence of their infidelity to their wives.

“I know about the secret you are keeping from your wife and everyone else. You can ignore this letter, or pay me a $8600 confidentiality fee in Bitcoin,” mo…

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