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Top Officials at Two Korean Cryptocurrency Exchanges Face Fraud Indictments
Several of South Korea’s top crypto exchanges have found themselves in hot water, with executives at a couple of exchanges facing criminal charges and jail time. According to a news report on the Korean website Blockinpress, the CEO of Komid, a Korean crypto exchange, has received a three-year prison sentence for committing fraud against investors by artificially inflating the exchange’s actual trading volume. дальше »
2019-1-23 00:57 | |
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New StopSIMCrime Initiative Helps Victims Of SIM Swapping Scams, Pressures Telecom Giants To Protect Customers
Victims Of A SIM Swapping Scam Are Pressuring Telecommunications Giants To Protect Customers Cybercrime is one of the mediums of crime that has continued to climb over the course of 2017 & 2018. дальше »
2019-1-10 21:03 | |
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Beware of the BitMEX Trading bot Scam on Telegram
Even though Bitcoin has been around for over 10 years now, cryptocurrency scams are still claiming many victims. It is somewhat uncanny how easy it can be to trick people into giving up their credentials or funds in exchange for services they might not even need. дальше »
2019-1-8 06:07 | |
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Singapore Residents Targeted in Crypto Scams, $78,000 Lost Between September and November
Members of the Singapore public have been targeted by the online advertisements of scammers posing as crypto brokerage services. The victims have been duped out of around $78,000 between September and November of 2018. дальше »
2018-12-6 00:00 | |
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Crypto exit scam in South Korea refunds victims
Earlier this week, a crypto exit scam in South Korea called “Pure Bit” disappeared with more than 16 000 ETH in user funds. On November 4, the group conducted an initial coin offering (ICO) to raise 16 000 ETH (around $2,8 M at current ETH price) to build a cryptocurrency exchange. On November 13, Pure Bit and […] дальше »
2018-11-15 15:01 | |
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Massive Sexstortion Scam Linked to Bitcoin Laundry Site Bitblender.io
November 13, 2018, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT): A massive “sexstortion” scheme that has been raking in millions of dollars in Bitcoins from terrified victims has been traced to the Bitcoin money laundering site Bitblender. дальше »
2018-11-14 23:04 | |
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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. дальше »
2018-11-9 18:17 | |
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Oyster Exit Scam Victims Prepare to Take Legal Action
Most cryptocurrency users are well aware of the recent Oyster project failure. Although it remains unclear if this was an exit scam or something else taking place entirely, legal action appears to be more than warranted. дальше »
2018-11-7 23:19 | |
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New BitConnect Class Action Combines All Former Suits — And Targets Youtube
According to recent court documents, an Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint has been filed at a U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against BitConnect. дальше »
2018-10-19 22:58 | |
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$11M Indian cryptocurrency scam investigation stalls as victims avoid testifying
It seems there’s news of a new cryptocurrency scam every week. Usually, as victims come forward the scam is revealed and the perpetrators get caught. However, one scam investigation in India has hit a dead end. дальше »
2018-10-16 15:47 | |
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AmaZix CMO Talks Bots Vs Scambots 2018 Cryptocurrency Trading Warfare
Bots Vs Scambots: 2018 Cryptocurrency Arms Race Since the existence of internet, there have been numerous scam bots reported, with the most notorious one being the infamous 419 Nigerian prince scam, which offered victims a large sum of money for covering the huge administration fees on international transfers for foreign dignitaries. With the emergence of […] дальше »
2018-10-8 21:41 | |
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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. дальше »
2018-10-8 16:30 | |
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$50,000 Bitcoin ATM Scam Surfaces in Australia
In Melbourne’s West, scammers posing as debt collectors conned victims to deposit over $50,000 into a Bitcoin ATM. According to The Sydney Morning Herald’s article published on October 5, 2018, the four victims who were believed to be migrants, were threatened with an arrest if they failed to pay the total amount. дальше »
2018-10-7 10:00 | |
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$50,000 Lost to Bitcoin ATM Scam in Australia
Scammers conned $50,000 out of regular Australians using a blatantly obvious fake tax debt fraud. Multiple victims have been lured into paying off non-existent debt through Bitcoin ATMs. A Time-Tested Scam Scammers have managed to con upwards of $50,000 from Australian citizens, luring them in to pay off a non-existent debt in a classic fraud. дальше »
2018-10-6 08:00 | |
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Scammers Use Cryptocurrency ATMs to Target Potentially Vulnerable Victims
Australian police have been informed of a scam in which the perpetrators are requesting people deposit funds for them at cryptocurrency ATMs. It is thought that those behind the scam are targeting newly-arrived migrants who are unsure if such requests are genuine since they are navigating an entirely foreign system of taxation for the first. дальше »
2018-10-6 00:00 | |
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Thieves use Bitcoin ATMs to scam Australian immigrants out of $50,000
Being in a new country can be confusing and scary at times. Australian crooks are taking advantage of this and are using Bitcoin ATMs to scam newly-arrived migrants out of their life savings. It seems the crooks managed to scam more than $35,000 USD ($50,000 AUD) out of four Australian immigrants by telling them they needed to pay a tax debt. дальше »
2018-10-5 15:11 | |
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AWS Mining Cryptocurrency MLM Scam Outed as a Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
AWS Mining Outed As A Ponzi Scheme Popular scam watchdog site “Behind MLM” published a lengthy article recently outlining their belief that the AWS Mining company is an overt Ponzi scam selling unregistered, illegal securities to unknowing victims. дальше »
2018-9-21 19:01 | |
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USI-Tech Crypto Ponzi Scam Urges Victims to Use TechCoinDeals After Failed ICO
As unfortunate as it might be, USI-Tech Ponzi scheme hasn’t completely collapsed. Yes, it’s alive and surviving. It seems that plans are underway for USI-Tech to escape the Ponzi scheme mess through the TechCoinDeals ICO. дальше »
2018-8-26 19:44 | |
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BitConnect Promoter Glenn Arcaro Argues Crypto Scam was Gambling and is Not a Security
Glenn Arcaro Argues Bitconnect Is Gambling And Is Not A Security Glenn Arcaro, a top U.S. Bitconnect investor, moved to dismiss a class-action lawsuit filed by the platform’s victims. Arcaro argued that other investors were “disappointed gamblers,” that the laws cited in the class-action lawsuit “do not apply to him,” and that he has “no […] дальше »
2018-8-20 22:00 | |
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Hawaii’s Latest Bitcoin Scam
Customers of energy providers in Hawaii are the latest victims of a scam that has been designed to extort Bitcoin from victims. It’s a typical example of how cryptocurrencies can be used to illicit money out of unsuspecting victims, by using a cloak of anonymity to make the scammer seem legitimate. дальше »
2018-8-20 13:30 | |
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Scam victims warn fake accounts will ruin Facebook’s dating site
Two well-meaning Facebook vigilantes are in a battle against scam accounts, and Facebook‘s response seems to be “Yeah, good job. Now keep doing it. ” Kathy Kostrub-Waters and Bryan Denny are spending some of their precious free time finding fake accounts on the site — not the kind created by Russian trolls during the fake news blitz a few years ago, but the kind that use stolen photos to convince lonely hearts to send money to people they’ve never met. дальше »
2018-8-16 21:24 | |
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Twitter locks your account if you change your display name to Elon Musk
In an effort to curb the cryptocurrency “giveaway” scam epidemic, Twitter will lock your account if you are not verified and change you display name to Elon Musk. Crypto-scammers and blockchain bandits are on the rise, and they will try anything to swindle unwitting victims into sending or wiring them funds – including pretending to be Musk himself. дальше »
2018-7-25 14:52 | |
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Victims of India’s Bitcoin Scam Boss Offered Financial Restitution
Today, the Bitcoin price is much higher than what it was when we invested. Amit Bhardwaj and brother Vivek Bhardwaj after their arrest by Pune Police Efforts by FactorDaily to reach Zebpay for comment have been futile so far. дальше »
2018-7-18 10:00 | |
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Youtube Dragged Into Bitconnect Class Action Lawsuit for Failure to Protect Victims
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. дальше »
2018-7-9 02:15 | |
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