From a Simple Survey Call to Investment Scam: New Zealand Exposes New Fraud Scheme

Fake CNN and BBC sites used to push investment scams

Thousands of web pages falsely branded as popular news sites are conduits for fake cryptocurrency investment scams, researchers said.

From a Simple Survey Call to Investment Scam: New Zealand Exposes New Fraud Scheme

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) issued a warning Tuesday about a phone-based investment scam that uses fake economic surveys to target victims before directing them to fraudulent trading platforms, including CFDs.New Zealand Regulators Flag Nine Fake Investment Platforms in Phone Scam WarningThe regulator flagged nine specific platforms and websites that scammers are using to steal money from New Zealanders, including Barox Inter…

BaitTrap: Over 17,000 Fake News Websites Caught Fueling Investment Fraud Globally

网络安全公司CTM360报告称，诈骗团伙利用虚假新闻网站（BNS）模仿真实媒体机构发布假新闻，吸引用户点击并引导至欺诈投资平台。这些网站通过谷歌、Meta等平台投放广告，并使用诱骗性标题和官方元素增加可信度。受害者被诱导注册并支付小额押金后，会看到虚假收益模拟界面。骗子还收集敏感数据用于进一步诈骗。CTM360已追踪超1.7万个此类网站，并提供相关支持服务以应对这一威胁。