LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – A long-time Lincoln resident is searching for answers after falling victim to a cryptocurrency costing him nearly $70,000.
Salman Moshiri received a text Thursday afternoon of a verification code stating if he didn’t request one to give that number a call. The person behind that number wanted Moshiri’s money.
Moshiri told 10/11 News he spent two hours on the phone with the scammer under the impression he was protecting his money, but instead $67,000 was transferred to the scammer’s account.
Once Moshiri reached out to his cryptocurrency investment broker, it was too late.
“I can’t sleep, I can’t eat anything because it is heartbreaking,” Moshiri said. “It’s losing something that’s (worth) a lot of money.”
While he takes accountability for the issue, he wished his broker stepped in sooner.
“Where is the security? Where is the protection?” Moshiri said. “They should call me quickly to stop it.”
Moshiri is hoping that others in Lincoln don’t suffer from a similar crime.
“Any text message, don’t open it, don’t call because you will be responsible for this situation and it’s a very hard situation,” Moshiri said.
Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird recently announced new ordinances to help curb the rise in cryptocurrency scams, the story can be found here.
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