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Australian Authorities Charge Exmount Holdings Group Members for $1.8 Million Crypto Scam
The law enforcement of Australia has recently charged five people for a cryptocurrency-related scam that involved $2. 7 million AUD ($1. 8 million USD). The investigation, which was made by the cybercrime division of the country, discovered that the criminals fooled over 100 investors. дальше »
2019-8-9 22:37 | |
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5 charged in connection with $2.7M Australian cryptocurrency scam
Australian police have charged five people in connection with a protracted cold call cryptocurrency investment scam that tricked more than 100 victims into losing $2. 7 million. The scam, which operated from Australia‘s Gold Coast, was busted as part of ‘Operation Quebec Walnut. дальше »
2019-8-8 14:21 | |
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Alleged moderator of dark web drug market AlphaBay facing 20 years in prison
An alleged moderator of AlphaBay, a dark web marketplace, has been indicted for facilitating sales on the site before law enforcement shut it down as a result of Operation Bayonet. According to court documents, the moderator received numerous payments in Bitcoin. дальше »
2019-6-25 11:24 | |
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US DoJ Seeks Extradition of Swedish Citizen Who Is Charged with $11 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
The U. S department of Justice is looking to extradite Swedish citizen for money laundering, wire fraud and securities fraud through a crypto scam amounting to $11 million USD. The blockchain world has long been troubled by the scams, thefts and hacks prevalent on the users’ private keys. дальше »
2019-6-20 17:25 | |
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Swede facing extradition to US over $11M Bitcoin investment scam
A Swedish citizen has been charged with securities, wire fraud, and money laundering in a scheme that saw him encourage victims to invest using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin In a complaint submitted on March 4, 2019, and unsealed yesterday, Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and his company, Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), were charged with engaging in a scheme that defrauded more than 3,500 victims of over $11 million. дальше »
2019-6-20 11:49 | |
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SEC Sues California Operator Behind $26 Million Crypto Pyramid Scam
By CCN: On Thursday, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil injunctive action against the operator of an alleged pyramid scheme that raised $26 million from investors. The defendant in the case is Daniel Pacheco, 45, a resident of San Clemente, California who has been charged by the SEC with selling unregistered securities as well as operating a multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. дальше »
2019-5-28 09:16 | |
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Corrupt Russian agents arrested over $1M Bitcoin extortion scheme
Law enforcers from around the globe seem to finally be getting up to speed with tackling cryptocurrency crimes. But it seems the lure of Bitcoin is still too much for some, even for those that should be protecting citizens from cyber-criminals. дальше »
2019-4-23 15:14 | |
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Singapore Slams OneCoin Promoters Behind Multi-Billion ‘Crypto’ Scam
Singapore has joined a growing list of countries cracking down on the promoters of the multi-billion dollar OneCoin pyramid scheme. The Business Times reports that investigations conducted by the Singapore Police Force (SPF) hav resulted in two men being charged for promoting OneCoin cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-4-10 12:28 | |
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$9 Million Bitcoin Scam Defrauded More Than 250 Victims
Jon Montroll, the man behind BitFunder and WeExchange, was charged with fraud last February. He pleaded guilty last July, and will be sentenced in April. Montroll reportedly hid the theft of over 6,000 BTC from his platform in 2013, and went to great lengths to hide the hack – even lying to investigators. дальше »
2019-3-29 19:40 | |
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New York Fraudster Faces 20 Year Sentence for Facebook Crypto Scam
New York resident Patrick McDonnell AKA “Jason Flack” was arrested and charged with nine counts of wire fraud in a Brooklyn court on Tuesday. McDonnell allegedly convinced others to “invest” in cryptocurrency through Facebook and Twitter, stealing the money for his own use and providing false balance statements in return. дальше »
2019-3-28 01:04 | |
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Hollywood Celebrities Show the Way to Bribe Your Kid into College
Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were among the 50 people caught in a federal sweep investigating an alleged elaborate college cheating scam. It’s the most large scale college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice. дальше »
2019-3-13 16:19 | |
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Here are the 3 ways OneCoin defrauded cryptocurrency investors for billions
The alleged ringleaders of OneCoin, the multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency-fuelled pyramid scheme, have finally been busted. On Friday, US authorities apprehended brother-and-sister duo Konstantin Ignatov and Ruja Ignatova at Los Angeles International Airport over their role in the international blockchain-based scam, reports Bloomberg. дальше »
2019-3-11 14:42 | |
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Worse than BitConnect? Leader of Billion Dollar Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scam “OneCoin” Arrested
The leader of a prolific cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, OneCoin, was arrested and charged on Mar. 6th. OneCoin Ltd. claims to have 3 million members—or victims—worldwide and has generated over €3. дальше »
2019-3-11 08:15 | |
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Crypto Activist and Bitcointopia Founder Pleads Guilty to Charges: Land Fraud, Money Laundering
The way to bitcoin-utopia is laden with regulatory issues and scam artists. In a recent confession, Morgan Rockoons the founder of Bitcointopia and a well-known crypto activist has conceded to both charges against him in two bitcoin-related cases. дальше »
2019-3-10 22:08 | |
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OneCoin Ponzi Scam Ringleaders Charged in United States
Following his arrest by authorities at LAX airport, Konstantin Ignatov, leader of the OneCoin ponzi scam, now faces charges. His sister, Ruja, who founded OneCoin, also faces multiple charges of fraud and money laundering — although currently remains at large. дальше »
2019-3-9 20:00 | |
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FBI Nabs OneCoin Ringleader at LAX as Massive Crypto Scam Unravels
On March 6th, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested OneCoin ringleader Konstantin Ignatov at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The government alleges that he was one of several masterminds behind the multi-billion dollar crypto pyramid scheme. дальше »
2019-3-9 04:30 | |
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Man Behind “My Big Coin” Scam Charged by DOJ
A New York Man has been charged with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of unlawful monetary transactions after peddling a false coin to investors, the Department of Justice revealed on February 27, 2019. дальше »
2019-3-2 20:00 | |
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New York Crypto Fraudster Charged for ‘My Big Coin’ Scam
If you search the web for “My Big Coin,” you find a lot of seemingly-legitimate results. Even Crunchbase has a listing for My Big Coin. As recently as Valentine’s Day, the cryptocurrency project was tweeting to their more than 260,000 followers. дальше »
2019-2-28 22:50 | |
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Taiwanese Crypto Con Artists Arrested for $51 Million Bitcoin Investment Scam, Violated Country’s MLM Policies
A Group of Bitcoin con artists in Taipei, Taiwan, have recently been charged by the police for creating a crypto scam that took millions of dollars from investors. Both foreign and local investors were fooled according to The Next’s Web’s Hard Fork, which has also reported on this story. The scam began on October 2016 […] дальше »
2019-1-18 23:03 | |
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Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam
In Taipei, a group of Bitcoin con artists have been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign investors out of millions of dollars. Authorities formally charged a 47-year-old man surnamed Lin, along with six accomplices, with violating Taiwan‘s Banking and Multi-Level Marketing Supervision acts with a fake Bitcoin investment scam, reports FocusTaiwan. дальше »
2019-1-18 16:03 | |
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AriseBank CEO Charged in $4 Million Alleged ICO Scam
Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud. дальше »
2018-11-30 23:03 | |
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