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Nottingham Post
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Lana Adkin

Warning as scam impersonates Martin Lewis in Bitcoin schemes

People are being warned as scam emails are being sent out promoting Bitcoin investment schemes claims to be endorsed by Martin Lewis.

It comes after Martin Lewis retweeted Action Fraud UK tweet sharing that this is a scam.

reads: “We've received over 1,000 reports about emails promoting Bitcoin investment schemes claiming to be endorsed by @MartinSLewis.”

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Action Fraud reported to have received 1,178 reports about the scam in three days. According to Action Fraud UK, the links that are in the false news articles lead to websites that are designed to steal your personal and financial information.

Tweet warning people about Bitcoin scam (Twitter)

If you think you have received a suspicious email then you can report them by forwarding the emails to report@phishing.gov.uk

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