{"id":11406,"date":"2024-07-08T15:39:32","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=11406"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:39:32","slug":"sec-warns-investors-about-online-crypto-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-warns-investors-about-online-crypto-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Warns Investors About Online Crypto Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bitcoin2.jpg\" alt=\"The SEC recently released a new investor alert detailing ways that investors can be lured into new frauds involving crypto assets with both new and old techniques. Online scams are still the predominant method. But the addition of AI adds a false sense of believability that can make even tech-savvy individuals vulnerable.\n\nSilver Law Group is a national investment fraud law firm with significant experience helping crypto investors recover losses due to fraud through federal court litigation, finra arbitration and SEC whistleblower claims.\n\nWhatever method they use to convince you, the investor, to give them money, the result is the same: your money has likely been stolen by someone disguising their identity.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bitcoin2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Bitcoin2-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The SEC recently released a new investor alert detailing ways that investors can be lured into new frauds involving crypto assets with both new and old techniques. Online scams are still the predominant method. But the addition of AI adds a false sense of believability that can make even tech-savvy individuals vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Silver Law Group is a national investment fraud law firm with significant experience helping crypto investors recover losses due to fraud through federal court litigation, finra arbitration and SEC whistleblower claims.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-warns-investors-about-online-crypto-scams\/#more-11406\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC recently released a new investor alert detailing ways that investors can be lured into new frauds involving crypto assets with both new and old techniques. Online scams are still the predominant method. But the addition of AI adds a false sense of believability that can make even tech-savvy individuals vulnerable. 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