2025-1-12 08:23 |
Victims in New York were promised “well-paying, flexible jobs,” only to be tricked into a crypto scam, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. origin »
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India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has carried out coordinated raids at 21 locations across Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Delhi as part of a widening probe into a large-scale crypto scam that allegedly operated for nearly a decade.
2025-12-25 23:44 | |
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The U.S. Secret Service teamed up with Canadian authorities in a cross-border crackdown on a sophisticated crypto scam that drained $4.3 million from victims’ Ethereum wallets. The operation, dubbed “Operation Avalanche,” involved regulators, law enforcement, and crypto platforms working to…
2025-4-17 20:50 | |
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A clever phishing scam has cost a victim a whopping $35 million worth of crypto
2024-10-12 19:47 | |
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Ohio’s new fraud investigations unit recovered $130,000 lost in a crypto scam targeting a Worthington senior, marking its first success since being established. Ohio’s newly formed Electronic Fraud Investigations unit has succeeded in recovering $130,000 lost in a crypto scam…
2024-10-9 10:56 | |
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A brand new facial reconstruction can’t hide crypto scammer, crypto scam boiler rooms in Malaysia and the Philippines busted: Asia Express
2024-8-30 01:45 | |
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A doctor in India was duped by crypto scammers into transferring funds worth over $35,000 as a part of a drugs-in-parcel scam. According to reports from local media, the victim, a resident of the state of Maharashtra, received a call…
2024-8-13 12:23 | |
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Stolen crypto from a $71 million wallet impersonation scam is on the move after six days of dormancy.
2024-5-8 11:07 | |
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Stay vigilant in the crypto space! The Wolf of all Streets shares a cautionary tale of a Ledger scam encounter. Learn about the risks and how to protect yourself in a hyped market. The post Prominent Crypto Trader Issues Warning About Cold Wallet Scam appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-11-15 04:41 | |
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Crypto scam has taken a worrisome turn as cybercriminals are now harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to enhance their malicious activities. According to Jamie Burke, the founder of Outlier Ventures, a prominent Web3 accelerator, these malicious actors are utilizing AI to create sophisticated bots capable of impersonating family members and duping them. In a […]
2023-6-24 13:15 | |
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Crypto influencer Eunice D. Wong has recently come under fire for promoting a scam memecoin known as ThaddeusToken.
2023-5-17 17:12 | |
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In a jaw-dropping tale of deception and betrayal, a Canadian senior was lured off a staggering $7.5 million during a crypto scam that spanned months. The original fraud began when the victim received a Mandarin-language text message in Spring 2022…
2023-4-29 16:39 | |
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The US Department of Justice has closed six cryptocurrency accounts with roughly $112 million. The wallets are reportedly linked to Arizona, California, and Idaho crypto scam schemes. Arizona, California, and Idaho-based scam crypto investment scheme orchestrators have hit a brick…
2023-4-4 11:42 | |
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Two individuals have been arrested on suspicion of duping 1,441 investors in a crypto scam, according to the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai's Thane Police in the western state of Maharashtra.
2022-9-6 12:23 | |
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The current US President’s site was hacked yesterday before his team managed to regain... The post Hackers attack Trump’s campaign website in a crypto scam appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-10-29 17:09 | |
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Something happened in the crypto industry between 2015 and 2018. This is the period within which the most blatantly successful crypto scam took place. The OneCoin scam is approximated to have obtained upwards of $4 billion from unsuspecting investors.
2020-9-3 14:27 | |
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It's a new twist on an old scam: Someone pretending to represent a major media company will approach a small business offering to write about them… for a price, this time in crypto.
2020-4-9 23:45 | |
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Nothing gets the clicks or views more than a good story of fear, uncertainty and doubt. The BBC, which has largely steered clear of reporting on crypto, has aired a documentary on the notorious ‘Crypto Queen’ who made a fortune on a scam ICO.
2019-9-27 12:30 | |
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A promoter of the now-shuttered crypto fraud BitConnect has again been charged over a different claimed cryptocurrency scam.
2019-6-4 12:17 | |
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An official, verified Twitter account owned by Google has become the latest to be hacked to host a crypto "giveaway" scam.
2018-11-14 16:20 | |
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This week, researchers uncovered empirical data confirming what most in the crypto Twittersphere already know – the space if flooded with scam bots: 15,000 of them to be exact, according to Duo Security.
2018-8-9 10:30 | |
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This week, researchers uncovered empirical data confirming what most in the crypto Twittersphere already know – the space if flooded with scam bots: 15,000 of them to be exact, according to Duo Security.
2018-8-9 10:30 | |
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A Local firm in South Korea, Shinil, was raided in the early hours of yesterday by authorities of the country due to an alleged crypto scam that saw the company promise investors the remains of a wrecked Russian ship, Dmitrii Donskoi, during the Russo-Japanese war in 1905.
2018-8-9 02:40 | |
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Researchers at Duo Labs have discovered that Twitter is home to at least 15,000 scam bots and have published their findings in a new report. Between May and July of 2018, staff members observed, collected and analyzed nearly 90 million public Twitter accounts that had released over 500 million tweets.
2018-8-9 20:51 | |
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South Korean police have raided the office of a local firm whose alleged crypto scam promised investors the spoils of a sunken Russian warship
2018-8-8 19:13 | |
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A Duo Security report raises the alarm on a huge botnet broadcasting fake cryptocurrency giveaways on Twitter.
2018-8-8 11:43 | |
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Researchers have uncovered a large botnet that mimics legitimate accounts on Twitter to spread a cryptocurrency "giveaway" scam.
2018-8-7 17:42 | |
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Cryptocurrency–One of the industry’s worst proponents is a pervasive, network of scam bots that has quickly come to litter the space of Twitter. While most social media users have become accustomed to the incessant “Ethereum giveaway” scams that adorn the profile of any crypto industry figure, the problem has begun to bleed over into other […] The post Crypto Twitter Bots Have Become Worse than Anyone Could Have Imagined appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-8-7 06:22 | |
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The author of the best-selling book ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’, Robert Kiyosaki, has spoken in favor of virtual currencies during a recent podcast. Mr. Kiyosaki described the United States Dollar (USD) as comprising a “scam” and predicted that precious metals and cryptocurrencies will outlast fiat currencies.
2018-8-7 04:35 | |
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Nearly a thousand people have signed a petition for the extradition of Leh Minh Tam, the CEO of Sky Mining, a cryptocurrency mining firm based in Ho Chi Minh City. The signatories are calling for Tam’s deportation from the United States following allegations that he fled after defrauding investors of $36 million.
2018-8-5 17:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency scams have become a very real problem over the past few years. With so many new users entering this ecosystem as of late, it is evident that many are at risk of being scammed. In India, another big crypto scam has been uncovered, and two individuals associated with the venture have been arrested. Cryptocurrency […]
2018-8-4 20:00 | |
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Some 70 Macau residents claimed to have been allegedly victimized by a cryptocurrency scammer with over $2.5 million.
2018-8-4 21:02 | |
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Reports out today suggest that a 20 year old student from Boston in the United States has been arrested after being accused of involvement in a cryptocurrency scam that is alleged to have seen the theft of $5 million worth of Bitcoin after hacking the phone numbers of more than 40 cryptocurrency traders and investors.
2018-8-2 16:00 | |
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The authorities in South Korea are working round the clock to unravel a possible crypto investment scam, involving Shinil Group, a Seoul-based firm, which allegedly offered to pay investors in gold, from a Russian ship that sank 113 years ago.
2018-8-1 18:20 | |
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South Korean authorities are investigating a possible crypto investment scam involving the Seoul-based Shinil Group as the key figure, Korea JoongAng Daily reported July 31. Shinil Group (Shinil) allegedly promised to pay investors in gold from a sunken Russian shipwreck.
2018-8-1 08:22 | |
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South Korean authorities are investigating a possible crypto scam by a Seoul-based firm, which promised to pay investors in treasure from a sunken Russian shipwreck
2018-8-1 04:29 | |
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The $11 million scam: How Patrick McDonnell's one-man crypto scam will cost him dearly Patrick McDonnell, the one-man band behind CabbageTech, must have believed himself to be the cryptocurrency world's Frank Abagnale after setting up the company which scammed a large number of investors out of their Bitcoin in exchange trading advice. While McDonnell must […]
2018-7-31 09:05 | |
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Another large scale cryptocurrency scam has surfaced this week, with news of a ‘free game’ on gaming platform Steam, being used to deliver cryptocurrency mining malware to a large number of users.
2018-7-31 08:00 | |
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After the fiasco surrounding Patric McDonnell's one-man cryptocurrency scam, the court presiding over his case may order an $11-million penalty.
2018-7-30 18:58 | |
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Nexo has offered to buy out SALT Lending, whose CEO’s unexpected departure spurred rumors that the company is pulling an exit scam.
2018-7-30 17:14 | |
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KYC/AML Is a Bigger Scam Than Any Crypto Venture: Here’s Why It is definitely no secret that many new crypto ventures are later exposed to be scams, meant to make technological enthusiasts money before anyone notices.
2018-7-27 21:55 | |
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A system that keeps billions in poverty, kills innovation and provides an excuse for the banking system to lock out the competition. The direct cost of this compliance to the financial companies is now in the billions every year.
2018-7-27 13:21 | |
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Anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer practices have cost many billions more than all ICO scams put together – yet, what they have produced?
2018-7-27 11:00 | |
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Scams are an epidemic in the crypto space, and clumsy actions by big tech companies can open up the opportunities, as MetaMask learned recently.
2018-7-27 22:31 | |
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Twitter have designed a genius plan to help reduce the number of cryptocurrency scams circulating the Twitter sphere. Well, we say genius but actually, we can’t help but question who came up with this idea… According to reports, Twitter is disabling any Twitter accounts that are unverified and use the display name ‘Elon Musk’.
2018-7-25 16:30 | |
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Bloomberg Research recently published a study from the Satis Group, an ICO advisory service, purporting to show that crypto is a minefield for bad investments. But not only was the reporting selective to the point of being misleading, some of the research itself was clearly gleaned from a cursory Google search – and it was dead […] The post Crypto Scams, And The Scammers Who Scam The Stats appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-7-24 19:56 | |
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What Is Dominant Finance? At first glance, the company is a standard scam like you would typically see on the internet. Dominate Finance promises to provide users with monthly profits of 8% – 20% by way of Bitcoin Mining.
2018-7-24 14:40 | |
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What Is Omicrex? The new exchange is for trading Bitcoin, Ethereum and other significant altcoins. It’s an online exchange platform to help you exchange, buy or sell cryptocurrency tokens. Another purpose of the platform is to monitor personal crypto-holdings in a convenient place without real-time price watches. Before I get into this, it’s important to […]
2018-7-24 14:30 | |
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With the rapid rise in cryptocurrency prices at the end of 2017 and the start of this year, the market faced a soar in amounts lost due to fraud and scams in the field. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) investment instruments have seen an increase in scams generally during the year […]
2018-7-24 10:07 | |
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The Bitdepositary mission is to eliminate scam ICOs and guide less experienced investors to make the right ICO Investment decisions. Its Salesforce integrated Blockchain platform allows users to vote for projects they believe in.
2018-7-23 17:45 | |
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New York Attorney General Letitia James is warning the cryptocurrency industry: "Play by the same rules as everyone else."