Long Beach woman falls victim to investment scam on Instagram that hacks accounts, targets followers

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Long Beach woman falls victim to investment scam on Instagram that hacks accounts, targets followers
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A $600 investment in Bitcoin was a gamble worth taking for a teacher in Long Beach in hopes of making thousands, but she ended up risking more.

Criminals are targeting other bank customers, in addition to Bank to America, tricking them into sending them money through Zelle.

You're safer if you don't click on links sent to you in messages or pop-ups, even if you know the sender behind them. With Anderson locked out of her account, the scammers posted the video showing her, encouraging others to invest. "I'm very concerned and worried that they're going to scam other people that I know and that I care about," Anderson said,"They got one of my old friends already."

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