FBI 正在尋找欺詐性加密貨幣平台的更多受害者，該平台已從美國各地的人們手中騙取了數百萬美元

休士頓聯邦調查局 (FBI) 負責人助理特工阿曼達·卡爾弗 (Amanda Culver) 稱 ICHCoin 既是「陰謀」又是「騙局」。

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The FBI is searching for additional victims of a fraudulent cryptocurrency platform that has taken millions of dollars from people across the U.S.

德克薩斯州休斯頓 (KTRK)——聯邦調查局正在尋找一個欺詐性加密貨幣平台的更多受害者，該平台已從美國各地的人們手中騙取了數百萬美元

FBI Houston's Assistant Special Agent in Charge Amanda Culver called ICHCoin both a "scheme" and a "scam."

休士頓聯邦調查局 (FBI) 負責人助理特工阿曼達·卡爾弗 (Amanda Culver) 稱 ICHCoin 既是「陰謀」又是「騙局」。

She said it starts with someone reaching out to the victims on social media, including Instagram or Facebook, and asking if the recipient wants to learn more about investing in cryptocurrency. She said the profiles reaching out are fake. The victims are then directed to WhatsApp to communicate with individuals claiming to teach them.

她說，首先有人在社群媒體上聯繫受害者，包括 Instagram 或 Facebook，並詢問收件人是否想了解更多有關投資加密貨幣的資訊。她說，接觸到的個人資料是假的。然後，受害者會被引導至 WhatsApp，與自稱教過他們的人進行交流。

From there, Culver said that people are urged to lie to their banks about the large wire transfer from the account to ICHCoin.

卡爾弗表示，人們被敦促就從帳戶到 ICHCoin 的大額電匯向銀行撒謊。

According to the FBI, the victims can track the return on their investments on an ICHCoin app, but ultimately, there is no return on the investment.

據 FBI 稱，受害者可以在 ICHCoin 應用程式上追蹤其投資回報，但最終投資沒有回報。

Culver said when the victims try to collect their money from the platform, they are ghosted and cannot get their money back.

卡爾弗說，當受害者試圖從平台收錢時，他們就像幽靈一樣，無法拿回錢。

Throughout the investigation, the FBI found people who had lost their entire life savings on the fraudulent platform.

在整個調查過程中，聯邦調查局發現有人在這個詐欺平台上損失了全部畢生積蓄。

"The average person could certainly be fooled by this scam," Culver said.

「普通人肯定會被這個騙局愚弄，」卡爾弗說。

ABC13 asked Culver if the person or persons behind it were in the U.S. or abroad, and she said they were working to find out.

ABC13 詢問卡爾弗幕後黑手是否在美國或國外，她表示他們正在努力找出真相。

"I think it's important for people to know that any time you receive unsolicited messages from people asking you to invest, promising high rates of return on your investment, telling you that they're going to give you free money for you to invest, anything along those lines, those are red flags," Culver explained. "We want to make sure the word is out there that these fake platforms exist."

「我認為讓人們知道這一點很重要：每當你收到人們主動發來的信息，要求你投資，承諾高投資回報率，告訴你他們將給你免費的錢讓你投資，任何事情沿著這些思路，這些都是危險訊號，」卡爾弗解釋。 “我們希望確保這些虛假平台的存在。”

Since December 2023, the FBI has found that approximately $30 million in the U.S. has been lost to the platform.

自2023年12月以來，FBI發現該平台在美國損失了約3,000萬美元。

"It is extremely easy to use these platforms to bamboozle people," Culver said. "It's a whole new world for folks. People are very interested in investing in cryptocurrency, and crypto is one of those platforms on which folks recognize that there can be a return on investment. The concern is that homework needs to be done."

「利用這些平台來欺騙人們是非常容易的，」卡爾弗說。 「這對人們來說是一個全新的世界。人們對投資加密貨幣非常感興趣，而加密貨幣是人們認識到可以獲得投資回報的平台之一。令人擔憂的是需要完成作業。”

They have already identified victims of ICHCoin in Houston but are looking to hear more from them.

他們已經確定了休士頓 ICHCoin 的受害者，但希望聽到他們的更多消息。

Anyone who believes they have fallen victim can answer the questionnaire on the FBI's website.

任何認為自己已成為受害者的人都可以回答聯邦調查局網站上的問卷。

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