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02-27-2018, 07:35 AM
Even Steve Wozniak said he fell victim to a bitcoin scam
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Like a growing number of people, Steve Wozniak has been stung by a cryptocurrency scam.
The Apple co-founder told the Economic Times of India (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/would-you-believe-this-steve-wozniaks-bitcoins-actually-got-stolen/articleshow/63075377.cms) that he had seven bitcoins stolen from him via fraud.*
SEE ALSO: How to calculate the exact amount of Bitcoin riches you've missed out on (https://mashable.com/2018/02/21/bitcoin-regret-club/)
While there's been plenty of attention on pesky fake Elon Musk cryptocurrency scams (https://mashable.com/2018/02/21/elon-musk-twitter-ethereum-scam/), the Woz was swindled by an arguably antiquated tactic: A stolen credit card.*
"The blockchain identifies who has bitcoins... that doesn’t mean there can’t be fraud though," he told the newspaper.*
"I had seven bitcoins stolen from me through fraud. Somebody bought them from me online through a credit card and they cancelled the credit card payment. It was that easy! And it was from a stolen credit card number so you can never get it back." Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/steve-wozniak-bitcoin-stolen/)
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Like a growing number of people, Steve Wozniak has been stung by a cryptocurrency scam.
The Apple co-founder told the Economic Times of India (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/would-you-believe-this-steve-wozniaks-bitcoins-actually-got-stolen/articleshow/63075377.cms) that he had seven bitcoins stolen from him via fraud.*
SEE ALSO: How to calculate the exact amount of Bitcoin riches you've missed out on (https://mashable.com/2018/02/21/bitcoin-regret-club/)
While there's been plenty of attention on pesky fake Elon Musk cryptocurrency scams (https://mashable.com/2018/02/21/elon-musk-twitter-ethereum-scam/), the Woz was swindled by an arguably antiquated tactic: A stolen credit card.*
"The blockchain identifies who has bitcoins... that doesn’t mean there can’t be fraud though," he told the newspaper.*
"I had seven bitcoins stolen from me through fraud. Somebody bought them from me online through a credit card and they cancelled the credit card payment. It was that easy! And it was from a stolen credit card number so you can never get it back." Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/steve-wozniak-bitcoin-stolen/)
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