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[Australian Police Warn of Criminals Abusing Cybercrime Platforms to Steal Crypto Assets] The Australian Federal Police have warned that scammers are exploiting the national cybercrime reporting system, ReportCyber, by stealing personal information to submit false reports and impersonating police officers to contact victims in order to steal digital assets. Criminals illegally obtain information such as email addresses and phone numbers, leveraging the system's rule that allows third parties to report on behalf of others to gain trust. Victims have received phone calls from individuals impersonating police officers, being told they were involved in a cryptocurrency data breach and provided with fake reference numbers. Subsequently, another caller posing as a platform representative lured them into transferring funds. Police are reminding the public to be vigilant against scams involving spoofed numbers and to safeguard their personal assets.

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