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One scam for example used an old video of Elon Musk talking with other specialists about cryptocurrencies as a lure to have users click a fake website promising to double the users' crypto money.

Figure A. Another scam sent to legitimate Trezor users asked users to install a fake application and disclose their crypto wallet seed, allowing fraudsters to steal their cryptocurrencies.

Users looking for extra money are particularly prone to fall for investment scams, which McAfee expects to keep growing.

This fraud will largely increase in 2023 according to McAfee experts, who strongly encourage users to always use trusted providers and be careful with online advertisements.

McAfee expects Chromebook users to be more targeted by fraudsters via malicious Android applications, progressive web applications or Chrome Web Store extensions in 2023.

Cryptocurrencies hype skyrocketed with Bitcoin and some other cryptocurrencies being spoken of everywhere, and more and more users want to have some.

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