Fraud cryptocurrency is not the main problem States
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Australian Commission on competition and consumer protection (ACCC) has released its annual report on fraud in the economic sphere of the country. As reported , lies with the bitcoin constitute less than one percent of the total number of criminal schemes.
theCheating with cryptocurrency is only the tip of the iceberg
The Annual report of the Commission reflects the current trends in the criminal field related to fraud. In 2017, the government structure of Australia has registered 200 thousand cases of fraud in the financial sector of the state.
Experts estimate the total damage from criminal activity has reached 280 million U.S. dollars. In comparison with the year 2016 the total volume of transactions on the black market has increased 13.3 percent. However, only 1.59 million dollars was lost to fraud in the sphere of the crypt is just 0,617 per cent of the total number of criminal acts.
Between January and September of 2017, the ACCC has reported the loss of 100 thousand dollars for a cryptocurrency Scam. The loss in December last year jumped to 700 thousand dollars. The average income of criminals because inexperienced investors have increased almost 10 times.
The ACCC also noted that a sharp jump in the trafficking of fraudulent transactions due to the high cryptocurrency at the end of 2017. The main part of victims have lost money due to investments in Scam ICO, the remaining funds lured fake schemes of payments and donations.
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