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Crypto Firms Launch Community-Powered Scam Reporting Platform ‘Chainabuse’
24.5.2022
Several crypto firms, including Binance and Circle, have launched a new crypto scam reporting platform. The tool “empowers anyone in the crypto economy to warn others about scams, hacks or other fraudulent activity as they encounter it.” New Crypto Scam Reporting Platform Launched...
Targeted phishing scam nets $438K in crypto and NFTs from hacked Beeple account
23.5.2022
Links posted to a fake Louis Vuitton non-fungible token (NFT) raffle were made to capitalize on a recent real collaboration between Beeple and the luxury fashion brand
Huge Potential Crypto Scam Avoided
10.5.2022
May 10, 2022, Tallinn: Cryptocurrency investors and entities are becoming victims of scammers more frequently as the industry’s popularity is rising. Articles and news pieces are published daily describing unknown ways that malicious actors might get a hold of sensitive user data. Millions...
SEC Halts $62 Million Crypto Mining, Trading Scheme — DOJ Indicts Founder
9.5.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted a $62 million global cryptocurrency trading and mining scheme and the Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted its CEO and founder. If convicted of all counts, he faces a maximum total penalty of 45 years in prison, the Justice...
SEC Extends Anti-Crypto Scam Efforts
3.5.2022
The U.S. securities enforcer will hire 20 extra staff to police coin offerings, non-fungible tokens and decentralized finance
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reveals How He Will Improve Twitter if Bid Succeeds
23.4.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has revealed his priorities for improving Twitter if he successfully takes over the social media platform. Among his promises are to eliminate crypto spam bots, ensure free speech, implement edit functionality, and simplify the account verification process. Elon...
Elon Musk's 'top priority' for Twitter includes cutting down on crypto scam tweets
14.4.2022
"If I had a Dogecoin for every crypto scam I saw..." said the Tesla CEO to a TED Talk crowd in Vancouver
Interpol Apprehends CEO of Generation Zoe, an Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam in Argentina
6.4.2022
Interpol has managed to apprehend Leonardo Cositorto, the former CEO of Generation Zoe, one of the biggest alleged financial and crypto scam platforms in Argentina. Cositorto was reportedly arrested this week in the Dominican Republic, where he was in charge of a similar platform called Sunrise...
New Netflix Crypto Scam Documentary 'Excites' But Also 'Razzle-Dazzles'
1.4.2022
Exploring the mysterious circumstances of the collapse of Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX and the death of its founder, Gerald Cotten, Netflix’s latest documentary is storming through the platform, topping the top 10 lists across the world....
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Facebook Owner Meta Sued for Publishing Scam Crypto Ads by Australian Regulator
20.3.2022
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed a lawsuit against Meta, formerly Facebook, for “publishing scam advertisements featuring prominent Australian public figures.” The regulator said, “The essence of our case is that Meta is responsible for these...
President of Fake UN Affiliate Convicted of Fraud in Crypto Scam
18.3.2022
Asa Saint Clair was convicted of wire fraud for devising an investment scheme that swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 60 victims
Australian competition regulator takes Meta to court over fake crypto ads
18.3.2022
The ACCC highlighted unapproved or endorsed “scam” ads featuring prominent Australian figures such as entrepreneur Dick Smith, TV host David Koch and former NSW premier Mike Baird in particular
US Charges Indian Citizen in $3.4 Billion Crypto Ponzi Scheme Bitconnect
27.2.2022
The founder of the $3.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme Bitconnect has been charged in the United States. “If convicted of all counts, he faces a maximum total penalty of 70 years in prison,” said the U.S. Department of Justice. Bitconnect’s Founder Could Go to Prison for 70 Years...
Facebook Faces Legal Fight with Australian Billionaire over Crypto Scam Ads
22.2.2022
Meta’s Facebook has filed legal documents in rejection of an action brought by the Australian billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, the nation’s richest man. The latter claims the social media platform should be held liable for “reputation-damaging” crypto scam ads that made use of images...
UK Police Return $5.4 Million to Cryptocurrency Fraud Victims
22.2.2022
The U.K. police have returned over $5.4 million to victims of an international cryptocurrency scam. The police say that almost $10 million more will be returned to victims. So far, 127 more people have filed a claim to recoup their investments. Police Return Funds to Crypto Scam Victims...
Indian Police Arrest 11 People in Cryptocurrency Scheme Defrauding 2,000 Investors
22.2.2022
Indian police have arrested 11 people so far in connection with a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme that has duped about 2,000 investors out of $5.4 million. 11 People Arrested so Far in Cryptocurrency Scam in India Indian police have cracked down on a cryptocurrency investment scheme that has duped...
South Korea Jails Seven Masterminds of Country’s ‘Largest Crypto Fraud Scheme’
13.2.2022
Seven executives of the collapsed South Korean scam cryptocurrency exchange, V Global, were recently handed lengthy jail sentences as punishment for their role in running one of the country’s biggest crypto frauds. Verdict Sets New Benchmark Seven former masterminds of the now-defunct scam...
Ubisoft's Rabbids Join Blockchain Game, Welcome To Hell
9.2.2022
If NFTs are a scam—and they are, I’m just going through the rhetorical motions in building a sentence here—then The Sandbox is one of the biggest engines driving them in the video game space. So it makes perfect sense that it’s the location for Ubisoft’s next foray into the world of all this...
Binance Warns Crypto Investors of ‘Massive Phishing Scam via SMS’
7.2.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has warned investors of a “massive phishing scam via SMS.” The scammers sent SMS messages to crypto users informing them of a withdrawal request from an unknown IP address they may want to cancel. Massive Phishing Scam Targeting Crypto Investors Binance...
Ubisoft’s Latest Galaxy-Brain Move Is To Gift Scammy NFTs To Employees
4.2.2022
Ubisoft’s ongoing NFT odyssey continues to bewilder and demoralize not just longtime fans but also its own developers. The company recently held another workshop aimed specifically at addressing the concerns of skeptical employees, yet also started giving out special NFTs to some members of...