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Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed
A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop on Feb. 16. The scammer, posing as a Uniswap Foundation representative, offered coordinated publicity in tandem with the legitimate Uniswap v4 announcement. дальше »
2024-2-17 16:45 | |
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FBI Arrests Trio Accused of Bilking Banks Out of $10M, Converting Funds to Crypto
Three men duped New York-area banks into shelling out more than $10 million and tried to make off with the money by converting it to crypto, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Thursday in a statement. дальше »
2023-11-17 21:43 | |
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Scammer steals over $50k in crypto from the DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was duped out of almost $55,000 in crypto by a con artist. This bold theft used a special mix of surveillance, airdropping, and deception. The US Department of Justice’s DEA division primarily focuses on reducing the movement of illegal drugs into and out of the country. дальше »
2023-8-25 21:20 | |
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No room for compromise: marketplaces must do more to tackle stolen NFTs | Opinion
The non-fungible token (NFT) space spares no one, not even those who call themselves NFT God. An experienced investor like Kevin Rose also got duped in early-2023, losing NFTs worth $1 million or more. Cracks like these betray the troubled… дальше »
2023-8-20 13:37 | |
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Black Market for Worldcoin Credentials Pops Up in China
The startup looking to create a global blockchain-based identification system using iris scans is getting duped by Chinese users. дальше »
2023-5-24 18:23 | |
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Yuga Labs Inc. Settles Lawsuit with Developer
Yuga Labs Inc. , the company behind Bored Ape Yacht Club, has reached an agreement in its legal dispute against a developer. The developer allegedly duped collectors into purchasing counterfeit Bored Ape NFTs. дальше »
2023-2-8 19:16 | |
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Magic Eden falls victim to exploit: Here's why your NFTs are safe
Magic Eden stated that an exploit resulted in the sale of 25 fraudulent NFTs across four collections in the last 24 hours. The NFT marketplace has promised to refund all users who were duped inThe post Magic Eden falls victim to exploit: Here's why your NFTs are safe appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2023-1-5 15:30 | |
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Sam Bankman-Fried made a fool of me, too
There is no shortage of people duped by disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. According to bankruptcy filings, FTX has over one million creditors, a staggering number but perhaps unsurprising given that the swiped sum is north of $8 billion. дальше »
2022-12-24 15:22 | |
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OneCoin’s co-founder pleads guilty to running crypto Ponzi scheme
OneCoin’s co-founder and the Cryptoqueen’s associate has pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme. Millions were duped into purchasing a deceptive virtual currency that caused billions of dollars in shortfalls. дальше »
2022-12-17 15:21 | |
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Investors Duped In Major Crypto Scam In India
Cryptocurrency has secured immense popularity across the globe. The increase in popularity of crypto, however, cannot be interpreted as increase in awareness about the same. India has been fascinated with the industry despite all the uncertainties in regulatory framework that continues to exist. дальше »
2022-7-10 04:00 | |
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Are A Fake Job Offer And A .Pdf Responsible For The Axie Infinity/ Ronin Hack?
The latest report on the Axie Infinity/ Ronin bridge hack is too good to be true. Especially considering the FBI claims a North Korea-sponsored hacking group is responsible for it. “A senior engineer at Axie Infinity was duped into applying for a job at a company that, in reality, did not exist,” The Block reports. дальше »
2022-7-7 08:41 | |
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Turkey: This Dogecoin mining scam may have duped investors to the tune of $119M
The crypto-community has long been plagued by scams and frauds. Especially since people have often come up with ingenious ways to rip users off their crypto-holdings. A recent example from Turkey is aThe post Turkey: This Dogecoin mining scam may have duped investors to the tune of $119M appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2021-8-28 22:30 | |
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Solana Based DeFi Protocol, Luna Yield, Goes Dark as Customers Fear An Exit Scam: Report
While the market appears to be rallying once more, this month hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows for crypto platforms. In what is growing to be an alarming trend, it appears that a rug pull might have duped some crypto investors. дальше »
2021-8-20 15:41 | |
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Lawsuit Filed to Stop a Global Cryptocurrency Scam Spreading in India
A class-action lawsuit has reportedly been filed against a cryptocurrency scam that has duped many Indian investors. The scam, promoted in three Indian languages, lures investors by promising up to 900% return on investments. дальше »
2021-1-13 11:30 | |
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'Retail s*ckers duped by manipulative whales' - Roubini on Bitcoin's price fall
Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, is in the news again after American economist and popular crypto-critic Nouriel Roubini claimed that it had no intrinsic value, adding that BTC is heavily The post 'Retail s*ckers duped by manipulative whales' - Roubini on Bitcoin's price fall appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2020-11-28 00:30 | |
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Twitter Hacker Managed to Scam Only 12 Bitcoin After Duping Major Accounts Using ‘Internal Tools’
A security incident on Twitter duped businesses and people into sending at least $120,000 worth of Bitcoin to an anonymous online wallet, half of which has already been spirited to other accounts. Given that some of the Twitter accounts targeted were using two-factor authentication (2FA) and strong passwords, the hack may be internal to twitter. […] дальше »
2020-7-16 15:35 | |
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Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Charged for Running $5.6M Bitcoin Scam
Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to charges of running a $5. 6 million Bitcoin scam. The disgraced lobbyist duped investors into purchasing tokens that he promised would be convertible into a new and improved version of Bitcoin. дальше »
2020-6-26 09:00 | |
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Centra Tech Co-Founder Duped Investors for $25M via DJ Khaled & Floyd Mayweather Promoted ICO
Co-founder of the cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech admitted to conspiring to dupe investors into investing $25 million into the company by lying about an initial coin offering (ICO), the Justice Department said. дальше »
2020-6-18 20:48 | |
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US Courts Charge $147M Gemcoin Crypto Scammer On Tax Evasion And Wire Fraud
Gemcoin founder Steve Chen appeared in court and pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges and tax evasion. He and other perpetrators duped some 70,000 unsuspecting individuals out of a cool $147 million to invest in USFIA. дальше »
2020-2-20 20:34 | |
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Crypto Ponzi Scammers Who Duped Professional Sports People Are Jailed
More skulduggery in the cryptocurrency space as two Arizona men who fronted a million-dollar Crypto Ponzi scheme are arrested on money laundering charges. Crypto Ponzi Scheme Targeted Major Baseball League Players Another day, another deliciously wicked scam in the cryptocurrency space. дальше »
2020-2-7 16:00 | |
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Kyle Rudolph Duped Into Giving Away His Game-Worn Gloves in Charity Scam
On Wednesday afternoon, a Twitter user posted a screenshot of Rudolph's gloves from last weekend's game being auctioned off on eBay. Rudolph quickly responded, setting the story straight on how his gloves were made available for public sale. дальше »
2020-1-9 04:15 | |
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South Korean Exchange CEO Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison
A South Korean district court has sentenced executives of a local crypto exchange to prison. The CEO of the exchange got a 16-year jail sentence while other executives and their accomplices got between six and 11 years. дальше »
2019-11-13 15:20 | |
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Look away if you don’t want to see leaked photos of Microsoft’s new Surface gear
If you’re an excited Microsoft fan waiting with bated breath for Wednesday’s Surface event, look away now. Well, unless you don’t really care about the convention and fanfare around a company unveiling its own products of course. дальше »
2019-10-1 15:30 | |
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Thai ‘cryptocurrency wizard’ arrested after $16 million are lost in cryptocurrency scam
A Thai man who called himself the “cryptocurrency wizard” was arrested in Bangkok today, in relation to a 500 million baht cryptocurrency exchange fraud. According to a report by the Bangkok Post, 48-year old Mana Jumuang was part of a Thai-Vietnamese criminal group that duped thousands of people across multiple Asian countries. дальше »
2019-9-6 22:30 | |
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Bitcoin Scammer Stealing $63 Million Brutally Tortured and Murdered by Business Partners
An Indian Bitcoin fraudster defrauding its victims of nearly $63 million was brutally tortured and murdered by his accomplices after they had found out that he had duped them too. Stealing $63 million Crypto was not enough for the Gang's Leader According to The Times of India, Indian police officers have uncovered a 4. дальше »
2019-9-2 14:06 | |
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Amended Complaint Against Ripple Cites SEC Guidelines
In a recently amended complaint filed against Ripple, investors have cited guidelines from the Securities and Exchange Commission to argue that they were duped into purchasing unregistered securities when they bought XRP. дальше »
2019-8-13 18:59 | |
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Canadian Crypto Owner Duped Out Of $240,000 In An Employment Scam
Crypto scams again seem to be on the rise in 2019 as the currency its use cases and adaptability increases. There seems to be news of a new scam victim in Canada. Scammers stole over $240,000 from the residents of Edmonton. дальше »
2019-8-5 20:59 | |
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Australian Elderly Couple Lose $900,000 Retirement Savings to Crypto Scam
Mike and Karen Taylor, an elderly couple in Melbourne, Australia have revealed how they were duped 900,000 AUD ($633k) of their retirement savings. According to the duo, they had invested their life savings in a cryptocurrency trading website that looked legit but later turned out to be a scam in disguise. дальше »
2019-7-21 22:53 | |
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South African Crypto Ponzi Scheme Affirms It Has No Money To Pay Duped Investors
There is one reason not to invest in Ponzi schemes: you will be scammed. Sure, you can believe that you will have a degree of success in case you go in and get out pretty quickly, but the truth is that you will generally only lose money. This is exactly what happened to the investors […] дальше »
2019-7-9 00:09 | |
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$135,000-per-day Bitcoin Ponzi scheme hoodwinks South Africans
The optimism of the crypto community amid Bitcoin’s bull run that recently breached $13,000 mark, was short-lived, owing to the uncovering of a new Ponzi scheme in South Africa that duped investors of $135,000 on a daily basis. дальше »
2019-7-5 04:00 | |
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Indian scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency using inspirational Bill Gates quotes
In spite of repeated warnings by the country’s central bank, people in India continue to fall for cryptocurrency scams. In the latest, the anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of Rajasthan police has unearthed a Bitcoin scam worth INR 150 million ($2 million). дальше »
2019-6-27 12:55 | |
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U.S. Deptartment Of Justice Looks to Extradite Alleged Bitcoin Scammer
In a press release issued on June 19, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) unsealed a complaint against a Swedish citizen named Roger Nils-Jonas Karlsson and his company, Eastern Metal Securities (EMS), for orchestrating a multi-million dollar investment scam using bitcoin. дальше »
2019-6-21 21:00 | |
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British Bitcoin scammer nets $50M running fake Bitcoin trading site
A British Bitcoin scammer has admitted to a con that duped people, all over the world, out of $50 million. In US courts last week, the perpetrator, identified as 50-year old Renwick Haddow, admitted to running a fake Bitcoin trading platform that defrauded hundreds of investors form around the globe. дальше »
2019-6-18 12:41 | |
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Brazil: Criminal gang dupes 55,000 Brazilians of over $200 million via crypto-investment scheme
Federal Revenue Service, the financial governing body of Brazil, announced that a criminal gang duped 55,000 investors by swindling over $200 million. All of these investors were duped by the gang by promising exponential returns, the FRS stated. дальше »
2019-5-24 13:30 | |
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NY Post Highlights Early Bitcoin Adopter Charlie Shrem and His Smoking-Hot Crypto Story to Be
Charlie Shrem is a name that will live in infamy as the man who duped the Winklevoss brothers, Cameron and Tyler. Most people know the brothers for their famous feud with the creator of Facebook, but Shrem knows them as the two individuals who looked to him for guidance in the Bitcoin world. After all, […] дальше »
2019-5-19 16:57 | |
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Australia’s Cancer Faker Used Defrauded Funds to Secretly Trade Cryptocurrency
By CCN: An Australian woman who faked cancer and duped people into buying her products, Belle Gibson, may have used the proceeds of her fraudulent scheme to trade crypto among other assets. This emerged after she appeared in court over her failure to pay a $285,000 (AUD$410,000) fine, per The Guardian. дальше »
2019-5-15 17:02 | |
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