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Fake Instagram Relationship Cost $211K but Losses Didn’t End at Arrest
10.10.2026
A crypto scam courier was sentenced after Alabama officers arrested him in a sting involving a supposed $300,000 payment. The case also details how an older resident kept sending money to strangers despite authorities’ intervention. A Grocery Store Pickup Became a Police Sting Kuan...
Crypto Founder Charged in Alleged $9 Million Memecoin Rug Pull
10.10.2026
Kishu Inu grew into a billion-dollar cryptocurrency, and its creator allegedly collected millions from undisclosed token sales. Federal prosecutors now accuse him of misleading investors while selling holdings secretly allocated before the public could buy. Kishu Inu Creator Charged Over Alleged...
So-Called Crypto ‘Godfather’ Gets 78 Months as $37M Meta Fraud Unravels
7.10.2026
Adam Iza called himself “The Godfather” and used money from a roughly $37 million Meta advertising fraud to hire off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Five former deputies have since been convicted. On Oct. 5, a federal judge sentenced Iza to 78 months and ordered $23.4 million...
Self-styled 'Godfather' gets 6 years in prison for $37 million Meta fraud scheme
6.10.2026
Adam Iza’s sentence runs concurrently with a 15-year term imposed last month for his role in an attempted bitcoin robbery
Greek Police Bust Alleged $9M AI Crypto Scam That Promised to Double Money
6.10.2026
Greek police dismantled an unauthorized cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that defrauded over 10,000 investors of approximately $9 million in total by promising to double their money in 50 days via automated artificial intelligence (AI) trading. A Facade of Legitimacy Greek police have dismantled...
6 Continents Sound Alarm on Scams Targeting Investor Trust
6.10.2026
Investors face rising scams built on personal trust and borrowed authority as regulators across six continents participate in World Investor Week. The SEC’s new warning highlights relationship investment fraud and impersonation, including increasingly convincing artificial intelligence...
UK Orders Crypto Fraudsters to Repay £851,402 to Scam Victims
30.9.2026
Victims of a £1.5 million crypto investment fraud are closer to recovering some of their losses after a UK court ordered two convicted men to pay £851,402.27. The Financial Conduct Authority plans to return funds collected through the orders. Court Orders Repayment After £1.5 Million Crypto Fraud...
SEC Charges WhatsApp Crypto AI Scams Allegedly Taking Over $15.3M
30.9.2026
Online contacts allegedly drew hundreds of investors into fake trading and AI bot programs. The SEC has charged four entities over two schemes that it says misappropriated more than $15.3 million. SEC Alleges More Than $15.3 Million Taken From Investors Investors who transferred funds to the...
Fake Coinbase Texts Led to $900K Bitcoin Theft, US Seeks Seized Crypto
30.9.2026
Fraudulent texts posing as Coinbase allegedly led to the theft of 33.7 bitcoin from two wallets held within one account. The bitcoin was worth approximately $900,000 at the time of the theft. Federal prosecutors now seek to forfeit cryptocurrency traced to part of it. Fake Coinbase Texts Exposed...
Bitcoin ATM Scam Takes $4,900 After Fake Jury Duty Threat
26.9.2026
A Georgia woman deposited $4,900 into a Bitcoin ATM after being told she had missed jury duty and needed to pay to avoid arrest. Her case follows a pattern of scams in which callers turn a supposed court obligation into an urgent cryptocurrency payment. A Jury Duty Claim Led to a Bitcoin ATM...
Feds Charge Vietnamese National in $16M Pig Butchering Crypto Scheme
26.9.2026
A Vietnamese national has been charged with laundering money from a sprawling “pig butchering” cryptocurrency scam that U.S. federal prosecutors say bilked one victim out of roughly $16 million, and moved tens of millions more through his digital wallets over several years. Alleged ‘Pig...
100 Coinbase Users Trusted Fake Support and Lost Nearly $16M
25.9.2026
A Brooklyn man who posed as a Coinbase representative and stole nearly $16 million from about 100 people has been sentenced to four to 12 years in prison. A judge also ordered him to pay nearly $16 million in restitution. Coinbase Users Lost Nearly $16 Million Some individual victims lost...
Brooklyn man sent to prison for 12 years for stealing $16M in a Coinbase phishing scheme
24.9.2026
The fraudster managed to scam about 100 people across the United States, convincing them of transferring funds to him, claiming their accounts had been hacked
Her Crypto ‘Godfather’ Ex Moved Millions. She Hid $2.6M From the IRS
24.9.2026
Iris Rabaya Au received an 18-month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to concealing more than $2.6 million she obtained through her former boyfriend’s criminal activities. The money moved through companies and bank accounts she established for Adam Iza, a self-styled crypto...
Report: Polymarket Ignored Warnings During $10M Fraud Attack
22.9.2026
Bad actors targeted Polymarket’s U.S. platform in a $10 million fraud scheme using stolen debit cards, pushing payment processor Checkout.com to reject over 80% of deposits as fraudulent. High Rejection Rates Trigger Payment Processor Crackdown Prediction-market startup Polymarket faces accusations...
X Files Lawsuit Targeting UK Crypto Influencers
21.9.2026
Social media giant X has filed a lawsuit against crypto influencers Vivek Kumar Sen and Zamyang Sherpa, accusing them of fraudulently taking over $277,000 from the platform’s creator revenue-sharing program. Account Suspensions and the Pivot to Original Content Billionaire Elon Musk’s...
Feds Have Now Frozen $938M in Scam Crypto After Telegram Market Bust
13.9.2026
Federal authorities restrained about $52 million in scam-linked cryptocurrency in a single day during a crackdown on Xinbi Guarantee, lifting the Justice Department strike force’s running total to roughly $938 million. Treasury says the marketplace processed more than $24 billion and...
Crypto Gang Stole $245M Through Deception and Brazen Home Break-Ins
10.9.2026
A Singaporean cybercrime ringleader has admitted directing a network that stole and laundered more than $245 million in cryptocurrency. The enterprise combined online impersonation with home break-ins, then poured stolen funds into exotic cars, private jet rentals, and nightlife. Malone Lam Admits...
Man Hid Millions in Crypto, Then Claimed Just $0.34 in Bankruptcy
10.9.2026
A Virginia man convicted of stealing more than $2.5 million from investors concealed millions in cryptocurrency before declaring just 34 cents in financial assets. Federal prosecutors said he also denied owning any crypto during bankruptcy. Crypto Fortune Disappears From Bankruptcy Filings...
Connecticut AG Issues Crypto Alert After Investor Loses $200K
5.9.2026
Connecticut’s attorney general warned consumers about offshore DeFi trading platforms after a resident deposited $200,000 through an apparent deception and could not recover the funds. The alert also highlighted leverage, synthetic assets, and limited recourse. Connecticut Links $200,000 Loss...