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WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — The Wheat Ridge Police Department is warning of a cryptocurrency scam that's making its way through the community. Investigators say several people in Wheat Ridge have gotten a variation of the same type of scam email .'I know that calling or visiting would be a convenient way to have a chat with you if you don't cooperate. Don't try to hide from this. You've no idea what I'm capable of in ,' the email states.
The scammer is essentially fabricating urgency and trying to get that person to bite and take the bait and pay them that money within the day. Especially cryptocurrency, that's definitely a red flag,' said Rose.In some cases, the addresses used were outdated, and the photos of the outside of homes are actually just Google Maps street view images.
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