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UK Court Slaps Telecoin Crypto Scam Masterminds With 6-Year Jail Terms
31.7.2023
Two masterminds of the Telecoin cryptocurrency scam will each serve more than six years in jail after a court in the United Kingdom found them guilty of fraud. According to Lee Parish, the detective chief inspector, the duo used the allure of crypto investment to dupe prospective investors....
Aussie Crypto Scammers Charged in $5.5 Million Fraud Case, $600K Ferrari Among Seized Luxury Vehicles
24.6.2023
Authorities in Australia have charged two individuals accused of operating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded two companies of $5.5 million. Luxury vehicles worth $2.7 million including a $600,000 Ferrari have been seized by law enforcement. Ferrari Seized From Car Dealer Australian authorities...
Former Minnesota Vikings Co-Owner Convicted in $700 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
6.6.2023
The Manhattan federal court has convicted the former co-owner of the Minnesota Vikings, Reginald Fowler, for a $700 million crypto scam.
Washington Post reported that Fowler, aged 64, defrauded the Alliance of American Football (AAF), a now-shut-down professional football league, in a fraudulent...
North Korean Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Firms in Massive 3CX Supply Chain Hack – Here's What Happened
4.4.2023
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has warned of a new form of attack on cryptocurrency firms, which it says is carried out with "surgical precision" by hackers using corrupted software.
Kaspersky's research identified several crypto-focused companies as victims of the 3CX software supply-chain...
Aussies revealed as prime targets of Israel crypto scam syndicate
24.2.2023
Evidence found that Australians were one of the top countries targeted in a sophisticated cryptocurrency investment scam network, which has suspected kingpins in Israel
Chainalysis: Crypto Scam Revenue Dropped 46% in 2022
21.2.2023
Revenue from cryptocurrency scams dropped 46% in 2022, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. “We attribute most of this decline to market conditions, as scam performance tends to worsen when cryptocurrency prices are in decline,” the firm explained. ‘Crypto Scam...
US State Regulator Launches Crypto Scam Tracker
21.2.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a cryptocurrency scam tracker to help residents “spot and avoid crypto scams.” The regulator stated: “As reports of new crypto scams emerge, the DFPI will continually update this tracker...
Authorities in Germany, Bulgaria, Serbia, Cyprus Take Down Crypto Scam Network
17.1.2023
Authorities in Germany, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Cyprus have taken down a cryptocurrency scam network in collaboration with Europol. “The suspects used advertisements on social networks to lure victims to websites covertly operated by the criminals, which offered seemingly exceptional investment...
FBI Renews Warning About Pig Butchering Crypto Scam Sweeping the Country
28.12.2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has reiterated its warning about a very popular crypto investment scam called “pig butchering” that is sweeping across the U.S. “Be very careful when you go on social media and dating apps and somebody starts developing a relationship with...
US Seizes Domains Used in ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam
24.11.2022
U.S. authorities have seized seven domains used in “pig butchering” cryptocurrency schemes. “Once the money is sent to the fake investment app, the scammer vanishes, taking all the money with them, often resulting in significant losses for the victim,” the Department...
Singapore Police Received 631 Cryptocurrency Scam Reports in 2021, Government Says
28.10.2022
The government of Singapore has revealed the number of crypto scams reported to the police in the past three years. “The vast majority of cryptocurrency scams are perpetrated by scammers based outside Singapore. As such, there is a limit to how much law enforcement agencies in Singapore...
Scammers Are Targeting Cryptocurrency Scam Sites to Hijack Their Targeted Audience
7.10.2022
Cryptocurrency scam sites are being targeted by other scammers to hijack their traffic and their possible earnings. A recently detected threat actor, named Water Labbu, is manipulating the users that are drawn to these sites as a source of revenue, injecting a malicious script as a tool...
US State Issues Order Freezing Crypto at Exchanges in Pig Butchering Scam Crackdown
1.10.2022
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit has issued a cease and desist order against 23 entities and individuals involved in a popular cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering.” The order also freezes the accounts allegedly holding cryptocurrencies...
FBI Profiles Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive ‘Crypto Queen’ Ruja Ignatova of Onecoin Scam
1.9.2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) profiled the Onecoin cryptocurrency scam and its co-founder Ruja Ignatova, aka “Crypto Queen,” in a new podcast. Onecoin was one of the world’s biggest crypto scams and Ignatova was recently added to the FBI’s 10 most wanted...
US Authorities Warn of ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam Becoming Alarmingly Popular
21.8.2022
U.S. authorities have warned about the rising popularity of a crypto scam known as “pig butchering.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) explained: “The fraud is named for the way scammers feed their victims with promises of romance and riches before cutting them off...
Chinese Web Censor Resolves to Keep Cracking Down on Crypto After Closing 12K Social Media Accounts
11.8.2022
China’s internet censor has struck again – and says it will continue to carry out a national crypto crackdown after closing thousands of crypto-related social media accounts and ordering the deletion of tens of thousands of crypto-themed posts....
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Crypto-related Criminal Cases Rise by 40% Year-on-Year in Russia
13.6.2022
There has been a spike in crypto-related legal activity in Russia – with case numbers growing fast both in the criminal and civil courts.
Per the media outlet Izvestia, researchers from the cybersecurity outfit RTM Group compiled a report showing that 1,531 legal cases related to cryptoassets...
Popular Radio Presenter Suspended for Alleged Ties to Bitcoin Scam
23.5.2022
South Africa’s national broadcaster has suspended one of its employees that is accused of convincing unsuspecting people, including pensioners, to invest in a cryptocurrency scam. More than 100 people are believed to have fallen victim to promises of very high returns to investors in...
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...
Kenyans Lose Millions of Dollars to yet Another Cryptocurrency Scam: Bitstream Circle
20.3.2022
The masterminds behind the alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme called Bitstream Circle are believed to have stolen more than $10 million in investor funds. The alleged theft became apparent on March 13, 2022, when some of the scheme’s investors encountered problems making withdrawals....