Julie Bushnell lost £9,000 after falling victim to fake Bitcoin scam on the internet
The Brighton teacher is a cryptocurrency investor but was lured in by false promises that Tesla CEO Elon Musk would double her investment in a giveaway
She says she still thinks about it every day and feels ashamed and embarrassed
Blockchain experts have warned scams are becoming more professional as the number of people falling victim to these fraudsters has skyrocketed since 2018
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image captionJulie Bushnell lost £9,000 after being taken in by the online scam
A victim of online scammers, who was conned into giving away her savings, has warned others not to make the same mistake.
Julie Bushnell said she felt ashamed and embarrassed after falling for a Bitcoin fraud that cost her £9,000.
It used the name of entrepreneur Elon Musk and a story on a fake BBC website suggesting she could double her money in a giveaway of the cryptocurrency.
The Brighton teacher said: I think about it every minute of every day.
Ms Bushnell, an investor in cryptocurrency, spotted an item on a website that appeared to use BBC News branding, claiming Mr Musk, the billionaire boss of the Tesla car firm, would pay back double the sum of any Bitcoin deposit.
A SCHOOLTEACHER who was conned out of her savings in a bitcoin scam says the experience has changed her life. Julie Bushnell was robbed of more than £9,000 that she had saved as a deposit on her first home in a bitcoin scam posted on a fake news website. The scam, posted on a fraud web page made to look like the BBC, used the name of entrepreneur Elon Musk to suggest she could double her money if she deposited her Bitcoin. After forking out $12,650 (£9,007), the Brighton teacher immediately tried to disable her bank account, but it was too late. Ms Bushnell told The Argus she wishes she could go back in a time machine and undo the error that cost her thousands.