India: Bitcoin scam kingpin who conned $67.6 million tortured to death by associates

2019-8-31 13:05

Police in the Indian state of Uttarakhand have unearthed a massive Bitcoin scam which they claim, is worth 485 crores INR ($67. 6 million), reported TOI. The scam came to light after a man named Abdul Shakoor, the alleged kingpin behind it, was murdered by his own associates for cheating them.

Shakoor’s body was dumped in […]

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Centra Tech Co-Founder Sentenced One-Year in Prison Over $25 Million ICO Scam

Robert Farkas, 34, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech was sentenced to a year in prison on Tuesday by US District Judge Lorna G. Schofield in Manhattan. Farkas pleaded guilty to tricking investors of over $25 million in an investment scam that was promoted by the likes of Floyd Mayweather and musician DJ […] The post Centra Tech Co-Founder Sentenced One-Year in Prison Over Million ICO Scam first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

2020-12-17 01:09	Legal & Regulation
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$20 Million AirBit Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme Ringleader Extradited to the US

An Acting US Attorney has announced the extradition of a key member of a cryptocurrency investment scam. Gutenberg Dos Santos was involved in the AirBit Club scam that’s thought to have generated in excess of $20 million.

2020-12-1 14:27	Ponzi scheme
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India: Police Arrest Four More Suspects in Alleged $14 Million Crypto Scam

A cryptocurrency scam that amassed nearly $17 million has led to the arrest of four more suspects by law enforcement in Mumbai

2019-3-24 16:07	#scams
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New Money Trade Coin (MTC) Member Gets Arrested in India in an Alleged $70 Million Crypto Scam

A group of individuals accused of conducting a crypto-related scam have been arrested by the Indian police. Apparently, they have been involved in a scam related to virtual currencies that reaches $71.

2019-1-8 04:49	News
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5 ludicrous cryptocurrency exit scams that regretfully happened in 2018

When you say “cryptocurrency,” you’d be forgiven if one of the first things that comes to mind is: “exit scam. ” Exit scams refer to those cunning plots, whereby blockchain startups collect investors money, often through initial coin offerings (ICOs), only to disappear suddenly, along with any the funds raised.

2018-12-30 13:00	hard fork
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Bitcoin Private (BTCP)…Privately Pre-Mined 2 Million Coins for Its Founders

The creator of altcoin Bitcoin Private (BTCP) was battling accusations his project was a “scam” December 24 after an investigation revealed over 2 million ‘secret’ coins. Coinmetrics: There Are 2.

2018-12-24 12:00
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ICO Scam: AriseBank and its Founders to Refund Investors $2.7 Million

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a prolonged court battle against the AriseBank blockchain project which organized a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that claimed to had raised $600 million from investors last year.

2018-12-15 10:00	Scam
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U.K. Cryptocurrency Exchange Cubits Shuts Down After $33M Scam

Cubits, a London-based digital asset trading platform, has been forced into administration after fraudsters reportedly stole €29 million (about $32. 5 million) from the exchange in February. The company claimed “it fell victim” to an elaborate scam orchestrated in collusion with three of its clients.

2018-12-14 21:00
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Dec 11th Crypto News Recap – Stablecoins, Roubini, UNICEF, Justin Sun, FATF, Gemini App & more [VIDEO]

The Story of Boaz Manor and the $31 Million Blockchain Scam in Blockchain Terminal ICO The Story of Boaz Manor and the $31 Million Blockchain Scam in Blockchain Terminal ICO Stablecoins Continue to Grow Amid Bitcoin Uncertainty and Crypto Market Death Spiral Stablecoins Continue to Grow Amid Bitcoin Uncertainty and Crypto Market Death Spiral Notorious […]

2018-12-12 23:33	News
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Ongoing Minting and Dumping: RusGas (RGS) Allegedly Scamming Token Holders

On Nov. 28th, 2018, MonitorChain detected a potential scam: RusGas (RGS) is minting billions of tokens, diluting the value of investor’s tokens and driving the price down to nearly nothing. RusGas is a project using blockchain to “transform the gas industry.

2018-12-7 06:46
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Total Justice: The CEO Of AriseBank Is Facing 120 Years In Prison For Running A $4 Million Crypto Scam

Since the market opened, the crypto space has been awash with incidents of fraud and lawsuits. However, the recent one involving a bank is what really comes as a shocker. Apparently, the CEO of AriseBank hasn’t been a good boy in these streets, and now the law has caught up with him.

2018-11-30 23:42
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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.

2018-11-30 23:03	Law & justice
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Blockchain CEO faces 120 years in prison for $4M cryptocurrency scam

The CEO of blockchain startup AriseBank, Jared Rice, is facing up to 120 years in prison for duping numerous investors out of $4 million in a cryptocurrency scheme. Rice promised his cryptocurrency would offer Visa-like functionality, but instead he spent investors’ Bitcoin on hotels and clothes.

2018-11-29 14:43	hard fork
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FBI Arrests AriseBank CEO Over $4 Million Crypto Fraud

The FBI has arrested the CEO of cryptocurrency platform AriseBank after he was indicted over an alleged multi-million dollar scam.

2018-11-29 12:30
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India: Police File Chargesheet in $1.4 Million Bitcoin Scam

A businessman from Chandigarh, India, has lost approximately $1. 4 million in a fraud masked as a potentially profitable bitcoin investment, reported The Times of India on November 22, 2018. During the police investigation, four people in total were arrested, one potentially being the key figure in the fraud and the other three his accomplices.

2018-11-24 20:00	Scam
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Target blames Bitcoin scam tweet on third-party app, not Twitter

American retail behemoth Target has come out to clarify that a tweet it posted, containing a link to a Bitcoin giveaway scam, came from a third-party software provider – not Twitter. In an email to Hard Fork, a company spokesperson said – contrary to what it suggested previously – Target’s Twitter account was never inappropriately accessed.

2018-11-15 14:12	hard fork
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Target and Google Official Twitter Accounts Hacked, Used for Crypto Scams

In what is becoming an emerging trend, Twitter accounts of popular brands are being hacked in an attempt to scam unsuspecting users out of their cryptocurrencies. Target and Google are two high profile targets that have seen their accounts taken over by hackers who, in turn, have used them to scam followers by advertising fraudulent crypto giveaways.

2018-11-15 23:40	Privacy & security
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8 arrested for running $68M cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme in Japan

Japan has another cryptocurrency scam to recover from as police have arrested a group suspected of running a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. Today, Tokyo police arrested eight men thought to be connected to a Ponzi scheme that collected over $68 million in cryptocurrency from around 6,000 people, local news the Asahi Shimbun reports.

2018-11-14 19:02	hard fork
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Malaysia’s Media Prima Affected By Ransomware As Hackers Demand $6.3 Million In Bitcoin (BTC)

As ransomware attacks are on the rise now, a new giant company has been attacked by them. A Malaysian media giant called Media Prima Bhd was attacked by a ransomware scam and now the attackers are asking for $6.

2018-11-14 10:51	News
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Google, Target Twitter Accounts Hacked To Advertise Bitcoin Scams

Target Twitter Account Hacked To Promote Bitcoin (BTC) Scam On Tuesday morning, reports arose that crypto-centric Twitter hackers scored their biggest win yet — hijacking Target’s official account, which sports a casual 1.

2018-11-14 04:25	#twitter
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Thai Siblings Accused of $24 Million Crypto Scam Plead “Not Guilty”

On November 12, 2018, The infamous Thai siblings accused of duping a Finnish man for bitcoin worth $24 million have pleaded not guilty in court over money laundering charges. The siblings were first arrested in August this year for engineering a cryptocurrency scam.

2018-11-14 04:00	Thailand
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Bitmain Sues Anonymous Hacker Over $5.5 Million Theft

Chinese mining giant Bitmain is suing an anonymous hacker that allegedly stole $5. 5 million in cryptocurrency last April from the company’s account on the digital exchange Binance.

2018-11-14 23:31	Law & justice
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Target confirms its Twitter was hacked to promote a Bitcoin scam

Target has officially confirmed its Twitter account got hacked to promote a malicious cryptocurrency giveaway scam, promising over $31 million worth of Bitcoin to naive investors. “Early this morning, Target’s Twitter account was inappropriately accessed” a company spokesperson told Hard Fork in an email.

2018-11-13 18:09	hard fork
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Pure Bit Bamboozles Investors in $2.7 Million ICO Exit Scam

Pure Bit lured investors in with promises of a rewarding ICO then mysteriously vanished, taking 13,000 worth of ETH with them. There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute The South Korean exchange is accused of pulling an exit scam after raising nearly 13,000 ETH ($2.

2018-11-13 18:00	South Korea
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Breaking: Target (yes, the retail giant) hacked to promote Bitcoin scam

Twitter cryptocurrency scammers have claimed their largest prey ever: hackers briefly hijacked the official account of American retail behemoth Target to push malicious Bitcoin giveaway links to its almost two million followers.

2018-11-13 14:30	hard fork
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Korean Exchange Pure-Bit Pulled an Exit Scam of at Least $2.87 Million Worth of Ether

Funds from another ICO have just disappeared into thin air leaving investors in total despair. Pure-Bit pulled out this latest scam on November 9, 2018 at 5 PM Korea Standard Time. The exit cost investors 13,678 ETH, which translates to roughly $2.

2018-11-12 18:59	Scam
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South Korean ICO Pure Bit Pulls $2.8 Million Exit Scam

A fraudulent South Korean startup has pulled a $2. 8 million exit scam, garnering 13,500 ETH from its ICO campaign before disappearing from the web. Pure Bit shut down its website after finishing its Pure Coin token sale on November 9th.

2018-11-13 18:38	Cryptocurrency News
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Pure Bit Blockchain Company Allegedly Pulls Latest ICO Crypto Scam with $2.7 Million Going Missing

One of the biggest benefits and downfalls for investors in the cryptocurrency market is the initial coin offering (ICO). There are many people who are able to get in at the ground level with brand new tokens and exchange, but this crowdfunding method is also used by groups and individuals will less savory plans. TheNextWeb […]

2018-11-11 21:38	News
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Crypto Exchange in South Korea Pulls Exit Scam, Stealing $30 Million

Pure Bit, a cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, has allegedly pulled an exit scam, disappearing with more than $30 million worth of user funds. On Nov. 9, as BlockchainROK, a trusted news source in South Korea reported, the management team of Pure Bit started to delete social media handles of the exchange and kicking users […] The post Crypto Exchange in South Korea Pulls Exit Scam, Stealing $30 Million appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2018-11-10 12:35	South Korea
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ICO Exit Scam? 13,000 Ethereum (ETH), Crypto Startup Disappear Overnight

South Korean ICO Steals $2. 7 Million In Ethereum (ETH) Although the fear of scams in the nascent crypto industry is often well overblown, on Friday, reports arose that an apparently South Korea-based crypto-centric startup pulled a devastating exit scam on its private sale investors, stealing thousands of Ethereum (ETH) in the process.

2018-11-10 04:49	South Korea
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South Korean cryptocurrency startup reportedly pulls a $2.7M exit scam

2018 will certainly go down as the year of the exit scam as yet another initial coin offering (ICO) has disappeared out of thin air – along with millions worth of investors’ cryptocurrency. Blockchain company Pure Bit has seemingly walked off with $2.

2018-11-9 18:17	hard fork
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Hong Kong’s ‘Young Wizard of Investment’ Indicted for HK$6.9 Million in Bitcoin Mining Scam

HK Stock Market Commentator Indicted In HK$6. 9 Million Crypto Scam Hong Kong Media platform, The Standard, has reported that investors have complained that Raymond Yuen, a prominent stock market commentator, ran a fraud scheme and deprived the people of nearly 7 million Hong Kong Dollars.

2018-11-5 20:42	News
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Top Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News For This November Weekend [VIDEO]

Easy Rates Converter' Phishing Scam for Crypto Login Credentials Found on Google Play App ‘Easy Rates Converter' Phishing Scam for Crypto Login Credentials Found on Google Play App One Alpha Data Shows Israeli Crypto Startups Secured $600 Million+ Via ICOs In 2018 One Alpha Data Shows Israeli Crypto Startups Secured $600 Million+ Via ICOs In […]

2018-11-5 23:03	News
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Another Rapper Sued in Alleged Crypto Scam, Interest Grows Across Hip-Hop

The rapper known as T. I. has reportedly been sued for his involvement in a cryptocurrency token scam that left investors high and dry. Rapper T. I. Accused of Defrauding Crypto Investors According to celebrity gossip outlet TMZ, rapper T.

2018-11-3 01:00
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Oyster Pearl’s Anonymous Founder Disappears after Selling $300,000 Worth of Ill-Obtained PRL Tokens

The founder of Oyster Protocol, a cryptocurrency project which raised a modest 3,000 ETH in November 2017, has gone missing after an alleged “exit scam” which saw them print four million PRL tokens and disappear from all social media, as per an official tweet on October 30, 2018.

2018-10-31 02:00	#tokens
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Gone With $60 Million: MapleChange Cryptocurrency Exchange Exit Scam Disguised As a ‘Legitimate’ Hack

Scam artists are at it again. MapleChange, a small cryptocurrency exchange based in Alberta, Canada has shut down its operations following an alleged hack which wiped away 913 Bitcoins ($60 million) in customer funds.

2018-10-30 13:59	Scam
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Canadian Crypto Exchange MapleChange’s Alleged Theft Spurs Rumors of Exit Strategy Scam

Canadian Crypto Exchange Experiences Alleged Theft, Spurring Rumors of Potential Exit Strategy Instead MapleChange is one of the latest cryptocurrency exchanges to come from Canada, but they recently experienced a loss of their funding, which allegedly included 913 Bitcoin, which was valued at $5.

2018-10-30 04:30	News
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Polish Authorities Seize Over $10 Million Dollars From DasCoin Crypto MLM Scam

Polish authorities seized over 44 million PLN ($11. 6 million dollars) from DasCoin, a Ponzi scheme company that scammed users with fraudulent investments. According to local reports, Ewa Bialik, a spokesperson of the National Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the recent seizure of these funds.

2018-10-28 21:48	News
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North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Behind $571M in Hacks Since January 2017

North Korean cybercrime hacking group The Lazarus Group is currently the biggest crypto hacking syndicate in the world, having stolen millions worth of cryptocurrencies from online exchanges.

2018-10-20 00:22	Privacy & security
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Bitcoin Scammer Arrested In Thailand

The $34 million Bitcoin scam has its prime suspect named Prinya Jaravijit who was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country. Jaravijit is allegedly part of a scam which saw a man from Finland, Aarini Otava Saarimaa scammed out of over 5,500 Bitcoins, this would be worth around $34 million in today’s market.

2018-10-17 12:00	Thailand
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Suspected Mastermind Behind $24 Million Bitcoin Fraud Arrested by Thai Police

The Bangkok Post reports that the prime suspect in an ongoing investigation surrounding a $24 million Bitcoin scam has been arrested. Prinya Jaravijit is believed to have swindled Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa with false claims that Saarimaa’s multi-million dollar investment was going towards a series of stock investments in Thailand.

2018-10-14 19:16	Cryptocurrency News
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Bitcoin Scam: Thailand Police Finally Nabs Kingpin in Popular Cryptocurrency Scam

Thai authorities have arrested a prime suspect involved in a cryptocurrency scam worth 797 million baht. Details of the Arrest The Thailand Police arrested Parinya Jaravijit, elder brother of Thai actor, Jirapisit “Boom” Jaravijit, on October 11 (Thursday), at the Suvarnabhumi Airport.

2018-10-13 10:19	Thailand
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New Zealand PM Used As Pawn In Fake News Site

Jacinda Arden, Prime Minister of New Zealand has had her face used by a fake news site in order to promote articles aimed at Facebook to encourage a crypto startup. A local media source, ‘Stuff’ reported on Friday that multiple sponsored posts have recently been promoted on Facebook by using the likeness of the New Zealand PM with headlines such as New Investment Plan For Kiwis which were targeted at several different age groups around the country.

2018-10-12 16:30
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French Citizens Lose €31M in Bitcoin Scams

700 French investors have lost up to €31 million since the start of the year in a massive crypto scam.

2018-10-9 22:50	News
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Bitcoin Scam Results In A €31 Million Loss

One of the leading countries in the world, famous for the finest wines and cheeses, home of the Eiffel Tower, la France, has been in the news recently but not for the right reasons. The country hasn’t made a stance on where it’s at with cryptocurrency but some of its citizens have been victims of a recent Bitcoin scam according to a recent news report.

2018-10-8 16:30	Scam
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Pincoin ICO Crypto Exit Scam Dupes 32,000 Investors In $660 Million Heist

Pincoin seems to be one of the latest exit scams in the cryptocurrency space. The Initial Coin Offering was able to gather $660 million dollars from 32,000 different investors from all over the world.

2018-10-8 08:39	News
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Philippines to deport fugitives to South Korea for $33M Bitcoin scam

Filipino authorities have advanced on international criminals suspected of running a large-scale Bitcoin pyramid scheme. Authorities have detained two of the six individuals thought to have defrauded South Korean investors for over $33 million, while the others remain on the run.

2018-10-4 16:35	hard fork
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Indian Politician arrested in a Million Dollar Crypto Scam

The Indian Politician that was accused of extorting millions in the form of Bitcoin and other altcoins has finally been apprehended. The politician has been on the run for a little over two months now.

2018-9-10 13:31	Scam
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Indian Politician Arrested in a Million Dollar Crypto Scam

2018-9-19 13:31	Scam
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