The German regulator BaFin has warned against scammers acting as clones of the well-known crypto exchange Binance. In its warning, the regulator clarifies that unknown third parties use fake credentials “Binance Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG” or “Binance.GmbH“, “Binance-de.com” or “Binance.com” to approach consumers and offer them transactions in crypto assets. These scammers are not affiliated with Binance and do not have a license to provide financial services.
Via email, messenger services, and phone calls, the Binance clone scammers attempt to trick their potential victims into making deposits for a pre-payable “capital gains tax” based on an “account closure invoice.” In this way, they are supposed to achieve the payout of supposed profits or compensate for damages they had previously incurred when investing on fraudulent trading platforms. The corresponding e-mails and calls are not attributable to Binance Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG in Hannover, the German regulator confirms.
The perpetrators regularly want to access consumers’ computers using remote maintenance software such as AnyDesk or TeamViewer. They should not allow this under any circumstances.
