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DOJ Ties Kansas Bank Collapse to $225 Million 'Pig Butchering' Seizure
19.6.2025
Shan Hanes, the former CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank, wired millions in embezzled funds to scammers who promised crypto riches and was arrested in 2024. Now, a DOJ complaint shows he was the single largest victim in a global "pig butchering" USDT laundering network
New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers
18.6.2025
Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims
New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers
18.6.2025
Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims
New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers
18.6.2025
Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims
New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers
18.6.2025
Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims
New York authorities freeze $300K linked to crypto scammers
18.6.2025
Officials reported that scammers had used crypto to pay for fake digital asset investment ads on social media platforms, leading to more than $1 million in losses for victims
Crypto scammers plead guilty to $37M scheme targeting Americans
10.6.2025
Five members of an international crypto scam ring are accused of stealing nearly $37 million from American victims and sending the funds to Cambodia
Australia Cracks Down on Crypto ATM Providers as Scammers Target the Elderly
4.6.2025
Anti-money laundering regulator AUSTRAC obtained data showing that 72% of all crypto ATM transactions are carried out by people over the age of 50
State of Crypto: Someone Tried to Scam Me (Probably)
31.5.2025
I got a call from someone claiming to represent Coinbase, wanting to help me secure my account
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