Amid a flurry of reports about messaging app Telegram's multibillion-dollar initial coin offering (ICO), a newly-created website appears to be attempting to ensnare would-be investors.
The website, hosted by the "Telegram Foundation," is seeking funds for what it calls the "public ICO" for the Telegram TON token. Yet as reported by CoinDesk and other outlets, the sale has largely taken place behind closed doors, with the only publicly available information related to the offering coming in the shape of a Form D filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
On Thursday, CoinDesk received reports of a fraudulent email attributed to Telegram, and also located a Twitter account with the username "Telegram ICO (TON)" and the handle, @ico_ton.
https://www.coindesk.com/fake-website-scam-targets-aspiring-telegram-ico-investors/
