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AI scammers are now impersonating US government bigwigs, says FBI
16.5.2025
Deepfake-assisted hackers are now targeting US federal and state officials by masquerading as senior US officials in the latest brazen phishing campaign to steal sensitive data. The bad actors have been operating since April, using deepfake voice messages and text messages to masquerade...
Donald Trump Jr. Squashes Rumors of ‘Truth Social’ Memecoin
13.5.2025
Any claims or attempts of a Truth Social token are by "scammers," the younger Trump said in an X post
Ledger scammers are sending letters to steal seed phrases
30.4.2025
Scammers are mailing physical letters to the owners of Ledger crypto hardware wallets asking them to validate their private seed phrases in a bid to access the wallets to clean them out.In an April 29 X post, tech commentator Jacob Canfield shared a scam letter sent to his home via post that...
Ledger scammers are sending letters to steal seed phrases
30.4.2025
Scammers are mailing physical letters to the owners of Ledger crypto hardware wallets asking them to validate their private seed phrases in a bid to access the wallets to clean them out.In an April 29 X post, tech commentator Jacob Canfield shared a scam letter sent to his home via post that...
‘I’m sick’ — Scammers use AI, fake ID of crypto influencer to steal $4M
24.4.2025
The host of The Wolf Of All Streets podcast, Scott Melker, says he’s received word that his face and name are being impersonated by scammers, with at least one victim duped out of $4 million. On April 23, the crypto investor said, “I’m sick,” reporting that he’d...
‘I’m sick’ — Scammers use AI, fake ID of crypto influencer to steal $4M
24.4.2025
The host of The Wolf Of All Streets podcast, Scott Melker, says he’s received word that his face and name are being impersonated by scammers, with at least one victim duped out of $4 million. On April 23, the crypto investor said, “I’m sick,” reporting that he’d...
South Korea’s Court Sentences Three Cryptocurrency Scammers to Prison for $416K Fraud
31.3.2025
South Korea’s district court has sentenced three men for orchestrating a $416K crypto fraud scheme. South Korea’s 610…
SMS scammers posing as Binance have an even trickier way to fool victims
21.3.2025
Australian federal police have alerted over 130 people of a new text message scam aimed at crypto users that copies the same “sender ID” as legitimate crypto exchanges such as Binance. The impersonation scam involves the fraudsters sending out messages through text and encrypted...
Crypto Scammers Exploit AI Deepfakes to Push Fake Giveaways With Trump and Musk
17.3.2025
The evolution of deepfake scams has reached new levels of sophistication with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), making fraudulent schemes increasingly convincing and difficult to detect. A recent example involves a deepfake of U.S. President Donald Trump circulating on X, attempting...
Crypto scammers steal $1.2M from UK residents using fake police reports
3.3.2025
Scammers posed as law enforcement and a crypto wallet host to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and stealing their funds
Crypto scammers steal $1.2M from UK residents using fake police reports
3.3.2025
Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds
Crypto scammers steal $1.2M from UK residents using fake police reports
3.3.2025
Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds
Crypto scammers steal $1.2M from UK residents using fake police reports
3.3.2025
Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds
Crypto scammers steal $1.2M from UK residents using fake police reports
3.3.2025
Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money
US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
3.3.2025
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money