On 2 December, an article from OCCRP said that fake cryptocurrency trading software is being used to harvest the contact details of potential customers for unscrupulous investment brokers and a London-based company used fake celebrity endorsements from famous faces to direct investors to brokers, some of which are offshore and subject to official UK warnings. A San Diego-based tech company made huge profits pushing thousands of ads promoting fake cryptocurrency investment platforms. It is said that Facebook and Google are “awash” with the adverts and that Google has taken tens of millions of dollars this year from questionable brokers and investment review websites.
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