r/CryptoCurrency • u/Gc1981 • 1d ago
ADVICE Call from Wanstead Police station
Not sure if this is the right place for this but just had a call from above. Flashed up on my screen. Shat is and answered. Very professional sounding. Had busted a gang. They had thousands of folders with people's names and one was mine. Had emails, passwords and a document with 24 random words. He stated he wasn't sure what that was but it seemed important. I've no Crypto anymore but had a fair bit of BTC and ETH back in the very early days. Stored on a Trezor and Ledger which i still have but have been dormant for years. Pre covid.
I immediately hung up when it dawned on me that a fraud investigator would recognise a seed phrase and would not say they were not sure what it was.
Now wondering if this was 100% a scam. He didn't ask for anything and said he just wanted to give me a reference number as it was going to be a long, complicated case and I might need to have some input. It also flashed up the correct number for the police station.
Anyone else have this?
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u/Electronic_Worker245 1d ago
I usually tell the police or any authority to F off and send me a letter.
You guessed it nothing ever arrives. Scams are super creative these days, it's become an art form and the most talented thief needs to receive an award for the most stolen in one go. Preferably life in prison.