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SFU warns students, staff of active Bitcoin scam

Simon Fraser University email users were hit by a Bitcoin scam email that emulated the school graphics and referenced a university web page on the evening of November 14. The scam claimed that SFU was offering a “Bitcoin Wallet” and promised gift cards to the campus bookstore for the first 20 users to start using the service. SFU IT Services has since deactivated the webpage mentioned in the email and said the incident “is now under investigation.” In a warning posted online and sent by email, the institution warned students to “not send Bitcoin to the Bitcoin Wallet Address noted…

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