Bitcoin warning after Perth man hit by scam – Bitcoin News 12/26 A Perth grandfather has been fleeced of $5000, conned by a Bitcoin trader authorities believe was fake. Justin Rupert, from Swan View, clicked on an online advertisement for a Bitcoin Investor Club and was quickly contacted by a man, who said he was calling from Brisbane.. “They had an ABN number, he rang me from an Australian mobile number as well so you think it’s pretty legitimate,” he said. Mr Rupert was promised he could make up to $40,000 in two years from Bitcoin, a digital currency which had surged in value to be worth almost USD$20,000 on December 17. . Its value has since fallen almost 30 per cent, but Mr Rupert has lost his entire investment. He became suspicious when the trader pressured him to get a loan
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