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{"id":6243,"date":"2020-05-15T10:16:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T08:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegreece.com.gr\/?p=6243"},"modified":"2020-05-14T22:29:53","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:29:53","slug":"crypto-scammers-impersonate-members-of-olympic-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wegreece.com.gr\/en\/crypto-scammers-impersonate-members-of-olympic-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto scammers impersonate members of olympic committee"},"content":{"rendered":"A series of scam emails sent from Japan have been asking people to donate to the Olympic Games\u2019 organization in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0ongoing pandemic<\/a>\u00a0forced the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. This has triggered a series of online crypto-related scams, including an email from alleged members of the International Olympic Committee. In these emails, scammers ask unsuspecting victims for donations.<\/p>\n

\"crypto-scammers-impersonate-members-of-olympic-committee\"<\/p>\n

As Trend Micro\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0on April 30, scammers are asking for crypto donations so that Japanese organizers can recover from the economic impact produced by the postponement of the biggest Olympic sports event in the world.<\/p>\n

In the fake mail, an alleged member of the Olympic Committee states that the organization has to deal with the loss of money invested in airline tickets, hotels, infrastructure materials, and production booking arrangements.<\/p>\n

Victims are encouraged to avoid Olympic Games cancellation in Tokyo<\/h2>\n

Following the same line, the online scam letter ensures that the government has been forced to collect funds to compensate for losses. This is why they claim that donations are required.<\/p>\n

The scammers add that if the funding target, which was not specified, is not achieved, the international image of the Japanese people will be \u201cseverely damaged,\u201d running the risk to cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games.<\/p>\n

For this reason, the email extends the invitation for people to donate to a supposed Bitcoin (BTC<\/a>) crypto wallet belonging to the International Olympic Committee. Donors, they claim, will be eligible to purchase a ticket for the Olympics Games at a discount of 30%.<\/p>\n

Olympic games\u2019 scam emails coming from Japan<\/h2>\n

An investigation by Trend Micro revealed that over 400 similar fraudulent emails sent from April 24 to 26th belong to IP addresses from internet providers in Japan.<\/p>\n

Scams related to the Olympic Games are not new.<\/p>\n

Cointelegraph\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0on April 8 that the Chinese Olympic Committee has repeatedly\u00a0received<\/a>\u00a0complaints about con artists posing as members of the so-called \u201cWorld Olympic Sports Foundation\u201d. These scammers invite the recipients to\u00a0invest<\/a>\u00a0in unique products related to the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/crypto-scammers-impersonate-members-of-olympic-committee<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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A series of scam emails sent from Japan have been asking people to donate to the Olympic Games\u2019 organization in Tokyo. The\u00a0ongoing pandemic\u00a0forced the postponement of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. This has triggered a series of online crypto-related scams, including an email from alleged members of the International Olympic Committee. In these emails, scammers ask unsuspecting victims for donations. As Trend Micro\u00a0reported\u00a0on April 30, scammers are asking for crypto donations so that Japanese organizers can recover from the economic impact produced by the postponement of the biggest Olympic sports event in the world. In the fake mail, an alleged member of the Olympic Committee states that the organization has to deal with the loss of money invested in airline tickets, hotels, infrastructure materials, and production booking arrangements. Victims are encouraged to avoid Olympic Games cancellation in Tokyo Following the same line, the online scam letter ensures that the government has been forced to collect funds to compensate for losses. This is why they claim that donations are required. The scammers add that if the funding target, which was not specified, is not achieved, the international image of the Japanese people will be \u201cseverely damaged,\u201d running the risk to cancel the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games. For this reason, the email extends the invitation for people to donate to a supposed Bitcoin (BTC) crypto wallet belonging to the International Olympic Committee. Donors, they claim, will be eligible to purchase a ticket for the Olympics Games at a discount of 30%. Olympic games\u2019 scam emails coming from Japan An investigation by Trend Micro revealed that over 400 similar fraudulent emails sent from April 24 to 26th belong to IP addresses from internet providers in Japan. Scams related to the Olympic Games are not new. Cointelegraph\u00a0reported\u00a0on April 8 that the Chinese Olympic Committee has repeatedly\u00a0received\u00a0complaints about con artists posing as members of the so-called \u201cWorld Olympic Sports Foundation\u201d. These scammers invite the recipients to\u00a0invest\u00a0in unique products related to the Olympic Games. 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