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Crypto scams have been at the forefront of the cryptocurrency scene for the longest time and this year was not an exception. Back in 2017, after the major Bitcoin sell-off that preceded the new year, cryptocurrency malware scams became increasingly common.
2020-10-19 14:27 | |
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Due to an uptick in Bitcoin scams, Canadian police have launched a public awareness campaign to educate potential victims of the danger. In Regina, the police have reported that an increasing number of people are getting scammed — even though many don’t know what cryptocurrency is.
2020-9-18 12:53 | |
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Twitter hacks targeting the crypto community have become unfortunately commonplace. American VC and serial crypto investor, Tim Draper, appears to be the latest victim of such scams. Well known for his bullish sentiments on Bitcoin, a September 4th tweet vouching for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) came as a surprise to his followers.
2020-9-8 20:27 | |
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The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact.
2020-9-8 14:28 | |
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A big marketplace known for selling illicit and illegal products on the dark web has reportedly exit-scammed with over $30 million in Bitcoin, as per reports. The post Darknet marketplace “Empire” exit scams with $30 million in Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-8-27 20:00 | |
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Bitcoin scammers have thus far proven to be unstoppable in Canada.
2020-8-26 22:32 | |
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Yes, Bitcoin scams that flaunt fake celebrity endorsements are still a thing, and billionaire businessman Chris Kirubi continues his fight against them
2020-8-19 17:40 | |
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Coincurve’s Rod Hsu says facial recognition can stamp out social media Bitcoin scams.
2020-8-9 18:00 | |
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Coinspeaker Twitter Bitcoin Breach Raises QuestionsThis most recent hack on Twitter is a curiously high-profile money flipping scam. It may encourage people to be more aware of online scams going forward.Twitter Bitcoin Breach Raises Questions
2020-8-5 11:21 | |
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Twitter has identified that their recent hack was a result of phone spear phishing. Hackers caused chaos after temporarily gaining access to internal tools. The Scope A Thursday morning blog post update from Twitter informed the public about the recent hack that saw high-profile user accounts compromised with run-of-the-mill Bitcoin scams.
2020-8-1 19:56 | |
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It’s been an explosive past few weeks for the crypto market. While much focus has been put on Bitcoin and Ethereum, altcoins have also performed extremely well, with some rallying hundreds of percent or thousands of percent in literal days.
2020-7-31 03:00 | |
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After the infamous Twitter hack when the criminals launched Bitcoin scams from the hijacked accounts, the same happened on YouTube to the account of Carryminati
2020-7-25 10:57 | |
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its video-sharing platform for cryptocurrency giveaway scams and other fraudulent schemes.
2020-7-24 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin giveaway scammers are getting away with Bitcoin.
2020-7-24 16:15 | |
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Wozniak is among 18 plaintiffs suing the video-sharing giant for allowing crypto giveaway scams using his likeness to flourish on the platform.
2020-7-23 01:43 | |
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With the rapid rise in the number of bitcoin scams, there are easy ways to check if a bitcoin address has been reported as being used by scammers, such as in fake bitcoin giveaways. You can also easily report any bitcoin address associated with a scam.
2020-7-22 08:30 | |
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This week, the popular social platform Twitter was hacked to promote a scam where $120,000 in Bitcoin was stolen. Similar crypto scams have run rampant on the platform for some time. The ongoing issue highlights how social media has transformed from a place to post selfies, into an online community that is used to transfer […]
2020-7-18 00:00 | |
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A ton of blue check twitter accounts got hacked to promote bitcoin-related scams. Hijacked accounts claimed that they were going to give people bitcoin or double their stash after they sent some to an address first.
2020-7-17 20:35 | |
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Nearly 24 hours after the “big” cryptocurrency scam, tranquillity is slowly returning to Twitter and as new trends surface, the discussion is shifting from what can be titled as one of the swiftest and most popular cryptocurrency scams of the year, to regular day to day topics.
2020-7-17 20:26 | |
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Cryptocurrency Giveaway scams are nothing new, but this year they have been the go-to method for hackers who have made and are expected to continue making millions of dollars from it. In the past week, we have reported on so many giveaway scams, most of which were carried out on YouTube. However, it looks like […]
2020-7-17 19:25 | |
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It was galore of commotion for the entire Twitter space on the 15th of July. Users of the social media application have been left in shock after witnessing what Cybersecurity experts say is the “worst hack of a major social media platform yet.
2020-7-16 12:15 | |
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In the first six months of 2020, scammers made off with about $24 million in bitcoin, as per the Twitter bot Whale Alert's latest report. These scams involved giveaways, sextortion, fake exchanges, fake ICO's, bitcoin recovery, video scams, Ponzi schemes, fake tumblers, malware, and so on.
2020-7-14 21:54 | |
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Over the past few weeks, YouTube cryptocurrency giveaway scams have been gaining popularity for their increased fraudulent ads where crypto CEOs and Founders have been impersonated, and their identity used to defraud unsuspecting YouTube viewers of millions of cryptocurrencies.
2020-7-12 23:38 | |
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Bitcoin has had a slew of crimes related to it in the past few years, that's the price you pay for using a censorship-resistant universal cryptocurrency. But looking at the facets of what makes a crimThe post Sextortion scams: Bitcoin, not Monero, is the most used crypto appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-7-5 20:00 | |
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Be careful of what you see and click The Internet has pushed the entire world into its phones and laptops. With this, came bad actors with the malicious intent to lure users into a fraudulent websiThe post Bitcoin Scams on YouTube: An everyday affair? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-6-26 18:00 | |
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In the latter months of 2019, one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists/scams was revealed, whereby approximately $3 billion in investors’ Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and EOS (EOS) was lost in a Ponzi-like scheme.
2020-6-23 20:53 | |
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Bitcoin giveaway scams bearing the name of Tesla CEO and the founder and CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk raked in more than $2 million in just the past two months. While these giveaway scams have been around for over two years now, the latest ones involve the use of Bitcoin vanity addresses such as 1MuskPsV7BnuvMuHGWmmXUyXKjxp3vLZX6 […]
2020-6-22 16:00 | |
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A lot of people out there want Bitcoin to take off towards the moon. But some crypto thieves have made that term a little too literal. The newest crypto scam involves Elon Musk, SpaceX, and possibly the moon and Mars.
2020-6-12 22:25 | |
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The number of bitcoin giveaway scams has been increasing rapidly amid rising prices of cryptocurrencies and deepening economic crisis worldwide. These scams claim that famous people are giving away bitcoin, such as Virgin Galactic Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and U.
2020-5-21 05:15 | |
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“There’s no easy answers” for bitcoin companies, says lawyer Preston Byrne.
2020-5-10 17:00 | |
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Millions of people worldwide have received sextortion scam emails in 2020 asking for bitcoin. These bitcoin sextortion schemes sometimes include recipients’ passwords to make the threat more real.
2020-5-3 22:05 | |
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The number of bitcoin email scams has been growing in 2020 and the authorities in several countries have warned of new blackmail tactics used in threatening email scams asking for bitcoin. As the world scrambles to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, email scams are taking advantage of people’s fear to extort bitcoin.
2020-4-25 11:45 | |
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On this final episode of the Bitcoin in Africa series, we join Anita Posch as she travels to Botswana and speaks with Alakanani Itireleng on bitcoin's present and potential future in the "original home of the honey badger"
2020-4-24 17:00 | |
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PlusToken is not behind the recent March 12–13 crash but crypto scams could still affect Bitcoin price in the future
2020-4-19 12:10 | |
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Fake endorsements are circulating being attributed to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to promote Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency-related scams. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the latest celebrities to have their names hijacked to promote cryptocurrency scams.
2020-4-11 19:10 | |
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The operators of cryptocurrency Ponzi schemes are not immune to falling prices, but phishing and blackmailing scams are on the rise
2020-4-11 18:27 | |
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A twitter post on January 29 promoted a website selling a so-called cure for coronavirus, accepting Bitcoin as payment. Scams such as this have proliferated as the global crisis escalates. Scammers Selling False Hope & Asking for Bitcoin The Russian-based website selling the fake cure has been deactivated.
2020-3-28 20:30 | |
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U.K residents are being warned against scammers claiming to offer information on locals infected with coronavirus for payments in bitcoin.
2020-3-27 13:00 | |
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Manitoba’s securities regulator has issued a warning against crypto scams after an increasing number of locals have been victimized by virtual currency fraud
2020-3-26 08:38 | |
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Introduction One who does not know much bitcoin trading must know about the pros and cons of bitcoin trading. Most of the bitcoin trading bots do not bring forward the flaws of bitcoin trading.
2020-3-18 18:05 | |
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The time is ripe for another round of scams and shady schemes, as the coronavirus panic is used to extort potential Bitcoin buyers. Beware of scammy schemes or shady exchanges. Scammers May Seek Naive Bitcoin Investors at Times of Panic Scammers may be hunting for naive Bitcoin investors during times of panic.
2020-3-15 17:00 | |
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Markets crater as scams plague bitcoin. This is the Markets Daily Podcast from CoinDesk.
2020-3-10 20:28 | |
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As the amount of scams in the UK grows exponentially, including BTC frauds, financial expert Martin Lewis shares key ways to avoid them
2020-2-25 14:25 | |
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With the rising price and popularity of bitcoin come numerous scams. Bitcoin Superstar and Bitcoin Era are two investment schemes that have recently gained much attention. News. Bitcoin. com took a look at them, and it did not take much to spot how similar they are to each other and several other well-known scams.
2020-2-20 13:40 | |
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Youtube has become infested with ethereum, bitcoin, bitcoin cash, and xrp scams whereby endless fake livestreams of notable individuals pretend they are giving away eth, bitcoin, bitcoin cash, or even.
2020-2-13 21:00 | |
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Last week’s news. Bitcoin. com post warning about common bitcoin scams like “The Bitcoin Code” elicited a plethora of comments and suggestions from readers, asking about and reporting other platforms and services claiming to provide bitcoin investment opportunities.
2020-2-12 00:35 | |
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The use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for criminal endeavors has a long history. From the wild days of the Silk Road to sordid exit scams pulled off during the ICO bubble, the crypto-industry The post Anonymous Bitcoin txns could lead to untoward incidents: Securrency CEO appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-3 10:00 | |
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Those new to crypto and with money signs in their eyes can easily be taken in by scams, and there are many, thanks to the decentralized nature of bitcoin and the lack of knowledge surrounding it for beginners.
2020-2-2 12:50 | |
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After filing a motion for sanctions against Blockvest and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, the U. S SEC is now hoping to close the case for good. US securities regulator builds up a case against Blockvest The US SEC continues its efforts to crack down on numerous crypto scams that took place in the last few years.
2020-1-28 19:00 | |
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