{"id":4338,"date":"2024-08-20T04:57:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T04:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=4338"},"modified":"2024-08-20T04:57:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T04:57:36","slug":"leawood-police-recover-over-19000-for-cryptocurrency-scam-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/crypto-currency-scam\/leawood-police-recover-over-19000-for-cryptocurrency-scam-victim\/","title":{"rendered":"Leawood Police Recover Over $19,000 for Cryptocurrency Scam Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Leawood police have successfully recovered more than $19,000 for a victim of a cryptocurrency scam after tracing and seizing the stolen funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victim was deceived into purchasing cryptocurrency at a &#8220;Bitcoin ATM&#8221; as part of the fraudulent scheme, according to the police. This recovery is part of the department&#8217;s ongoing efforts to combat such scams, with over a dozen similar cases resulting in the retrieval of more than $1 million in stolen funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help others avoid falling victim to these types of scams, Leawood police offer the following tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be cautious of individuals claiming to represent companies you already use, especially if they offer better rates or claim you owe money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid promises of extraordinary investment opportunities with high returns, such as &#8220;100% return&#8221; or &#8220;double your money.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be wary of anyone claiming to be from the government or law enforcement who threatens penalties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be suspicious of messages from individuals pretending to represent your bank, especially if they urge immediate action to protect your funds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be skeptical of developing relationships with individuals who eventually request money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you receive an electronic message asking you to pay with cryptocurrency, it is likely a scam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Following these guidelines can help protect you from falling prey to such fraudulent schemes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leawood police have successfully recovered more than $19,000 for a victim of a cryptocurrency scam after tracing and seizing the stolen funds. The victim was deceived into purchasing cryptocurrency at a &#8220;Bitcoin ATM&#8221; as part of the fraudulent scheme, according to the police. This recovery is part of the department&#8217;s ongoing efforts to combat such [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-4338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-currency-scam","tag-scam-awareness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4338"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4340,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4338\/revisions\/4340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}