The scammer asked the victim to allow remote computer access, then collected sensitive information to borrow large sums of money in his name. Victims are harassed and threatened hundreds of times to continue investing. Two men used to come to his house to get more money. A representative from Nottingham Police said it was investigating the incident. Bitcoin investment scams are happening more and more as the pandemic breaks out. Photo: Napoli Shkolnik. “Investment scams have increased dramatically since the outbreak of the pandemic. That’s not surprising because many people assume that most of life will take place on a computer or phone… More Internet usage means more scammers have a great opportunity to reach victims We recommend anyone who wants to invest to do their own research first, check every detail before transferring money or sharing personal information… Guys Scammers often put up ads that look professional and trustworthy, with pictures of celebrities that make people think it’s a legitimate investment,” Beach said. A Nottingham police representative advised people to double-check information if invited to invest via call, email or social media. The warning from Nottingham comes after British authorities launched a new campaign, urging people to be on the lookout for investment offers, to report immediately if there are signs of fraud. In May, a woman in the UK was scammed more than $12,000 after reading an article titled “Tesla buys $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, plans to give away $750 million worth of Bitcoin” on the BBC. fake. The article urges readers to send a Bitcoin to an e-wallet, after which “Mr. Musk” will double the amount. After sending over $12,000 worth of Bitcoins with no response, this woman realized she had been scammed. She said this is the money saved to buy a new house. How harmful is Bitcoin to the environment? To mine Bitcoin, one needs a lot of miners that work 24/7. The carbon footprint of Bitcoin mining is equivalent to Argentina’s entire carbon footprint.

According to Feng Shui Chinh Phai, the following are 4 types of flowers that are “difficult to attract fortune”, some even attract negative energy, which should not be worshiped at the altar of the God of Fortune. The incense flower offering is one of the essential items to offer to the altar to show respect and sincerity of the owner. However, for each type of altar, homeowners also need to pay attention to choosing the right flowers, both to increase the fulfillment when praying and to avoid breaking the rules and breaking the spiritual place. According to feng shui feng shui, here are 4 types of flowers that are “difficult to attract fortune”, some even lead to negative energy that should not be worshiped at the altar of God of Fortune: Chrysanthemum flower Chrysanthemum is a very popular flower, meaning auspicious longevity, very popular with Vietnamese people for spiritual worship. However, chrysanthemums also have the meaning of nostalgia for the past, so they are more suitable for worshiping ancestors. Besides, chrysanthemum is also used in many different events, so it is not suitable to place it in the altar of the God of Wealth, which is a place for the owner to ask for fortune and peace. Jasmine Jasmine flowers are also used for sound and burial purposes, so they are absolutely not used to burn incense to the God of Fortune. It means unlucky, fortune fortune goes down markedly. Moreover, jasmine has an attractive scent to snakes, when these species come to the altar, it also makes the family insecure. Fake plastic flowers Flowers in worship also mean offering good and good things and expressing gratitude and respect of the owner to the god. Using fake plastic flowers makes no sense and even disturbs the air field at the place of worship. Feng shui expert Phung Phuong has emphasized many times that the use of plastic items on the altar not only does not bring positive energy or any effect on feng shui, but also causes the accumulation of negative energy, attracting evil spirits to the family. more insecure, encounter many bad things. Withered flowers for a long time do not change If you leave the flowers for too long, the flowers will wither, wither, become ugly and have an unpleasant odor. This will lose the solemnity, offend the spiritual level. In feng shui, things that are not good are no longer alive and do not bring good energy, which directly affects the fortune of the altar. Besides, homeowners also need to avoid worshiping flowers such as hibiscus, buttons, etc., because they inherently have unsightly names and inappropriate meanings for worshiping in dignified places. At the altar of the God of Fortune, you can refer to offering flowers with cheerful and lucky colors and meanings such as gerbera, roses, lilies, tulips, heather… * Information for reference and contemplation.

Illustration. According to Hai Duong Police, recently, many mobile subscribers have received messages impersonating financial institutions and banks, sending fake and fraudulent content in order to appropriate people’s money. Through verification and evaluation, the authorities found that these fake messages did not come from the systems of financial institutions, banks and telecommunications businesses, but were distributed through transmitters. fake mobile signal. These are devices of foreign origin, which are illegally traded and used by objects for the purpose of carrying out attacks to spread spam messages to deceive users, especially users in remote areas. urban area. Fraudsters often use fake broadcast devices to send spam messages directly to the phone without going through the mobile telecommunications network. These messages are sent by objects that change source information in order to create trust and deceive users. The message content is often advertising, instructions or contains links to fake websites like official websites of financial institutions, banks to lure and steal users’ information such as accounts, password, OTP code. Many users do not recognize the fake website, so they provide personal information to access the bank account such as entering the account name and password. After the user provides the information, the fake website will redirect to another website or notify the user to wait. The subject uses the user’s personal information to log in to the official website of financial institutions and banks to get the OTP authentication code (if necessary).