Australians have been warned to avoid suspicious-looking counterfeit Bitcoin paper wallets.
that deceive consumers into accessing a reputable bitcoin wallet but eventually deplete their own cryptocurrency holdings
According to a post on the NSW Police Force's Facebook page on November 22,
The scam starts with a paper cryptocurrency wallet that includes a QR code.
When a user comes across the paper wallet and scans the QR code
A link to a bitcoin wallet with a maximum value of $16,000 Australian dollars ($10,000) is displayed.
A link to a bitcoin wallet with a maximum value of $16,000 Australian dollars ($10,000) is displayed.