Shielding Digital Wealth in Cryptocurrency Fraud Era

University College London

XueFei Liu, undergraduate English student, shares what she learnt about the intricacies of cryptocurrency and ways to safeguard your finances during National Student Money Week.

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'Don't put down the phone, I need you to transfer the money right now.' Upon hearing these words, as a first-year international student who has been living in London for barely a month, I panicked. Fortunately, I quickly ended the call, but I know various international students like me who were not so fortunate.

An event during this year's National Student Money Week, 'Cryptocurrency: protecting your digital wallet', educated us about the risks of investing in cryptocurrency and about safeguarding our digital wallet.

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