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A man has reportedly lost thousands in crypto after falling victim to a job scam that supposedly involved simple online tasks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The victim, Rick S., received a text message about an opportunity to earn extra money by uploading apps to help a purported company gain more exposure, reports<\/a>\u00a0Fox News.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rick <\/span>says<\/span> he had doubts in the beginning but was eventually convinced to accept the job.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was skeptical at first. This \u2018company\u2019 was supposed to upload apps in order to get more exposure for the apps. This was supposedly associated with a company called APPTimizer. I called myself doing the research and felt confident that this was a legitimate business.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

But the job was a crypto task scam, which typically allow people to withdraw a small amount of their earnings, which makes the job look legitimate, but over time, a supposed crypto deposit is required to unlock the account.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was led to believe the more \u2018APPS\u2019 I uploaded, the more money I would make. All of this was done through Crypto. Long story short, I lost about $10k. Hard lesson to learn.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The FBI says people often pay up in an attempt to recover the money the platform says they earned. <\/span><\/p>\n

The bureau says that crypto job scams commonly feature the idea that the more you put in, the more you can earn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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