Cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been kidnapped into slavery

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned cryptocurrency enthusiasts about fake job postings advertised by slave traders from Asia. Attackers offer users cryptocurrency-related jobs to kidnap them into labor slavery.

According to law enforcement agencies, the criminals kidnap applicants for cryptocurrency jobs and take them to Southeast Asia. There, they are held by force to work on fraudulent online cryptocurrency projects.

Victims are offered competitive salaries, favorable benefits, and even paid transportation costs. Upon arrival at the place of work, the victims' passports are confiscated and they are threatened with violence.

The FBI advised users to study job postings in detail and keep in touch with friends when traveling abroad for work.

As a reminder, in August 2022, an underground network of mining farms was discovered. In addition to illegal cryptocurrency mining, the criminals held an IT specialist in labor slavery. A group of Kazakhstani criminals used blackmail and threats to force the IT specialist to maintain the mining facilities. The underground business brought the fraudsters a profit of $ 300,000 — $ 500,000.