Customers of FTX have been advised about con artists that lure them in with promises of the restoration of assets.
Customers have been targeted by scammers who promise to restore their funds in the future.
The insolvent cryptocurrency exchange FTX has acknowledged a recent rash of third-party frauds and schemes aimed at taking advantage of its already vulnerable clients.
On February 3, FTX alerted its clients to recent attempts by scammers to defraud them, including by requesting money, fees, payments, or account passwords.
The business issued a warning, saying, “We are aware of active third-party scams and frauds aiming to take advantage of FTX clients.”
In addition, FTX stated that its debtors and agents would never request account passwords or payment in connection with the “return or potential return of customer assets,” and advised potential victims to get in touch with the FTX debtors’ official email address to verify the veracity of the messages.
The past several months have seen scammers step up their game as a result of FTX’s failure.
Scammers were looking for opportunities to “re-victimize those who have previously been injured and are trying to discover ways to recover their losses,” the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation warned in late December.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, appeared in a deep fake video that circulated online in November and claimed to double customer cryptocurrency compensation. The rogue website offered the crypto giveaway in exchange for tokens that were delivered to the scammers, luring users into accessing it.
The governments of California, Texas, and New Jersey have joined calls for an independent audit of the company’s financial records as a recent move in the bankruptcy proceedings for FTX.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, is apparently in talks with federal prosecutors to resolve a disagreement over his release restrictions, according to a separate story by Reuters on February 2.
The judge presiding over the case earlier this week temporarily prohibited Bankman-Fried from getting in touch with FTX or Alameda personnel.