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Scammers seek crypto payments from ships stranded near Strait of Hormuz

Crypto.News Published 21.04.2026 10:09

MARISKS warned that scammers posed as Iranian authorities and demanded bitcoin or USDT from ships stranded near the Strait of Hormuz.

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