LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A long-time Lincoln resident is searching for answers after falling victim to a cryptocurrency costing him nearly $70,000.

Salman Moshiri received a text Thursday afternoon of a verification code stating if he didn’t request one to give that number a call. The person behind that number wanted Moshiri’s money.

Moshiri told 10/11 News he spent two hours on the phone with the scammer under the impression he was protecting his money, but instead $67,000 was transferred to the scammer’s account.

Once Moshiri reached out to his cryptocurrency investment broker, it was too late.

“I can’t sleep, I can’t eat anything because it is heartbreaking,” Moshiri said. “It’s losing something that’s (worth) a lot of money.”

While he takes accountability for the issue, he wished hi

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