Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns - Reuters

Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns  Reuters

Security firm warns shipping companies: Messages on Strait of Hormuz ‘clearance’ are scam

Sailors navigating the blocked Strait of Hormuz face a new threat: digital pirates demanding cryptocurrency for safe passage. Maritime risk firm MARISKS warns these messages, impersonating Iranian authorities, are fraudulent. Hundreds of ships and thousands of seafarers are stranded, with at least one vessel reportedly fired upon after paying a fake fee.

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Beware scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz Strait, says security firm - The Straits Times

Beware scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz Strait, says security firm  The Straits Times

Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded west of the waterway, Greek maritime risk management firm MARISKS has warned. The U.S. has maintained its blockade of Iranian ports, while Iran has lifted and then re-imposed its blockade […]

Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

Greek maritime risk management firm MARISKS warns that unknown actors, claiming to represent Iranian authorities, sent shipping companies a message demanding transit fees in cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, or Tether, for 'clearance'

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Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

Crypto scam exploits Hormuz crisis, tricking shipping firms with false promises of safe passage

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