2022-4-22 21:12 |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday it says defrauded more than a dozen victims out of a total of $1.8 million in a long-running crypto mining scam. origin »
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The U.S. Department of Justice has credited stablecoin issuer Tether for helping recover $40,300 in stolen crypto tied to a scam that impersonated the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee. According to the July 2 release, the scam occurred in December 2024, when…
2025-7-4 14:47 | |
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Blockchain security experts have uncovered a new scam using malicious Google ads to trick crypto users into visiting a fake Pudgy Penguins website. A new scam targeting crypto users has been uncovered, with analysts at blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer…
2024-12-26 12:48 | |
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Daren Li is looking at a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in laundering crypto in a $73 million scam.
2024-11-13 09:13 | |
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Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer reported that a crypto whale’s address was drained of 15,079 fwDETH, worth approximately $36 million, in a phishing scam. Data from Arkham Intelligence suggest that the phished address might be linked to the venture firm Continue Capital.
2024-10-11 12:25 | |
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Vietnamese police arrest five individuals linked to a crypto scam network, unraveling an offshore-led operation targeting unsuspecting victims.
2024-10-4 15:28 | |
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In a concerning turn of events, an anonymous crypto trader has lost approximately $71 million worth of assets in an address poisoning scam. This incident has roused much tension in the crypto ecosystem, underlining the need for improved safety measures.
2024-5-4 14:30 | |
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A Massachusetts man lost over $300,000 in a manipulative "pig butchering" crypto scam. The victim thought he had begun a romantic relationship online. The post Boston Resident Loses $300,000 in Crypto Scam appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-7-1 19:30 | |
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Eu’s criminal justice agency, EuroJust, has carried out raids across Europe to dismantle a crypto scam that caused €15 million in losses. EU Goes After Crypto Investments Scam EuroJust worked with authorities in Italy and Albania to tackle an online investment crypto scam and seized €3 million worth of assets. The agency noted that the […]
2022-12-21 02:00 | |
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Stakeholders in the crypto community are complaining about the prevalence of scam bots accounts on Twitter, urging the social media site to find a solution to the menace. The post Crypto giants criticize Twitter on scam, bot accounts impersonating them appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2022-10-5 20:14 | |
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“If I had a Dogecoin for every crypto scam I saw...” said the Tesla CEO to a TED Talk crowd in Vancouver.
2022-4-15 00:29 | |
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Having entered the festive season and the appetite to spend more rising, crypto scammers are hitting back in all manner of tactics. The latest scam has dragged MicroStrategy’s Saylor into the froth, leading to the loss of hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars worth of crypto by gullible buffs. The scam is being […]
2021-12-18 15:35 | |
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NatWest issued a crypto scam warning to mobile banking users after reportedly receiving a record number of complaints in Q1.
2021-5-28 19:45 | |
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Several cryptocurrency investors in the UK claimed to have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in a so-called Lyfcoin crypto project which they believe to be a scam according to a local news report.
2020-10-30 19:00 | |
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Reports indicate the Iranian-based crypto exchange ‘Bitisis’ is actually a Ponzi scheme that has attempted an exit scam.
2020-6-18 09:00 | |
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Government-run Scamwatch takes to Twitter to warn its followers about a crypto scam with ?Thor? star Chris Hemsworth
2020-4-23 10:53 | |
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Crypto scam bots have become a common sight in the Twitter landscape, with many premier cryptocurrency personalities seeing an influx of fraudulent accounts commenting on their posts. This has become such a large problem that well-known cryptocurrency figures, like Binance’s CEO and Charlie Shrem, have signed an “open letter” calling for these scams to end.
2018-7-19 15:30 | |
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DagCoin Ponzi Scheme Evidence Continues To Pile The OneCoin Ponzi scheme was a major scam that left thousands of investors with empty pockets and a dulled outlook on the crypto market. With the prevalence of scams like OneCoin’s, it is no wonder why many investors continue to be weary of approaching the newly-minted market with […]
2018-7-18 20:05 | |
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The Kodak-branded bitcoin mining rigs unveiled at the CES technology trade show this year will no longer be available to mine for customers. Amid scam accusations, the company behind the Kodak Kashminer crypto mining scheme has reportedly confirmed the plan has collapsed, citing intervention by the U.
2018-7-18 03:51 | |
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The Kodak-branded KashMiner crypto mining project will not launch, following scam accusations, licensing issues, and intervention by the U.S. SEC
2018-7-17 04:27 | |
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GainBitcoin was exposed as a Ponzi scheme, and the investigation by the Indian police force has continued to progress. The scheme stole $300 million, but authorities have said that they presently have new “crucial clues” to see how this fake company ended up laundering so much money.
2018-7-16 09:17 | |
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The continued rise of cryptocurrency popularity has created a breeding ground for malicious attacks, phishing attempts, and the occasional PC hacks. While a large popularity of crypto users is earning from their efforts, there is another group that has chosen to earn a living by stealing from the hard workers. What Is EtherScamDB? EtherScamDB was […]
2018-7-15 14:09 | |
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Porn viewers are the recent targets of a new scam that attempts to blackmail them with the aim of extorting a sum equivalent to $1,900. To make it even more complicated, the people behind the scam are only accepting payments made in the form of bitcoins. How Are They Doing This? The scammers are using […]
2018-7-13 22:29 | |
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A rampant epidemic of cryptocurrency fraud plaguing Twitter for the past several months has now drawn the attention of Elon Musk. Musk took to Twitter on July 8, 2018, to speak out against the scam after he found himself in the whole mess.
2018-7-13 14:00 | |
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Ethereum (ETH)–In a momentous occasion for all of cryptocurrency, particularly Ethereum, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX Elon Musk made his first reference to the second overall cryptocurrency by market capitalization…in the form of a nod to the endless crypto scam bots that have suffocated Twitter.
2018-7-11 20:52 | |
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Musk has expressed some curiousness over the mad skills of Ethereum scam bots creator, while Vitalik Buterin asked Jack Dorsey to solve this issue. In one of the recent trends, cryptocurrency scam bots have been targeting accounts of high-profile individuals outside the crypto community.
2018-7-11 13:10 | |
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Elon Musk has called out Twitter scam bots that impersonate famous people’s accounts to steal crypto from unsuspecting users
2018-7-11 00:02 | |
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Scammers are working overtime to take advantage of the still-hot ICO market creating counterfeit token sale websites that are scamming unwary investors. We talked about this briefly in our scam report, but since then, counterfeit token sale sites have become a growing threat to the integrity of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
2018-7-9 16:00 | |
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News Youtube has been dragged into a class action lawsuit against Bitconnect for failure to protect its users from being exposed to the scam’s videos. Also Read: No Insider Trading, Market Manipulation and Misleading Ads – Malta’s New Crypto Law Youtube to Blame for Bitconnect? Youtube has been added as a defendant in a class
2018-7-9 03:52 | |
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Youtube has been dragged into a class action lawsuit against Bitconnect for failure to protect its users from being exposed to the scam’s videos. This case might be used by Google and others to justify their bans on crypto ads, arguing that their algorithms can not distinguish between legitimate projects and frauds.
2018-7-9 02:15 | |
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The plaintiffs claimed that the video-sharing platform failed to protect users from BitConnect promotional content despite several signals.
2018-7-7 22:09 | |
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When it comes to Bitcoin (BTC), other than the seasonal bulls and bears, there are usually two kinds of investors, permabulls and permabears. The former believe that hodling Bitcoin (BTC) is the best thing to do and will not sell even in the face of a market meltdown.
2018-7-2 18:00 | |
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The hardware wallet manufacturer, Trezor, has warned their users about a phishing campaign that is affecting its users. On July the 1st, the company discovered a ‘clone of Trezor Wallet’ that was tricking users to give their recovery seed.
2018-7-2 10:51 | |
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If Twitter can’t stop crypto scammers, they will. Also read: Bitcoin Funded Silk Road Performance Earns a Residency at Trafalgar Studios Developers Are Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands Crypto scams have been plaguing Twitter all year.
2018-6-24 16:51 | |
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Generally, when we see reports of cryptocurrency and blockchain crime, we see reports of either hackers or ICO based scams. I suppose these methods are the most common for stealing crypto assets because ultimately, they are the most covert.
2018-6-22 11:30 | |
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In an off crypto market event, Nalin Kotadiya who formerly held positions in the Indian legislative council has been declared a “proclaimed offender” after failing to show up at a court hearing for an alleged involvement in a Bitcoin extortion case.
2018-6-20 17:42 | |
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Add Jim Chanos to the list of venerable experts who consider cryptocurrencies to be a scam. In a recent interview, Chanos says, among other things, “Cryptocurrency is a security speculation game masquerading as a technological breakthrough.
2018-6-14 13:47 | |
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An ICO backed by Tim Draper, built to solve governance protocols and incentivize innovation; this was Tezo’s pitch when they launched their ICO in July of 2017. Fast-forward a year later, investors have still not received their Tezzie [XTZ] tokens, after $232 million was raised in funds. Tezos promised to be a self-amending crypto ledger […]
2018-6-11 22:22 | |
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The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer appointed Tulip Siddiq as the City Minister, a role that oversees financial services including crypto.
Taiwan's crypto advocacy body, the Taiwan Virtual Asset Service Provider Association, has been formally established and the founding meeting held with 24 cryptocurrency-related entities.
The exchange could return as a FIU-registered firm after paying the fine, the report added.
This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering.
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.
India's most controversial crypto tax, the 1% TDS levy deducted at source, should be lowered to 0.01%, according to the findings of a new study.