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Hong Kong’s Fraud Empire Collapses: How Triads, AI, and Fake Love Fuel Massive Crypto Heist
19.10.2024
Hong Kong police have dismantled a notorious fraud syndicate responsible for defrauding victims of HK$360 million using romance scams tied to fake cryptocurrency platforms. Arresting 27 individuals, some linked to triads, they revealed the sophisticated use of deepfake technology and digital media...
Fake Coinbase Sites Steal $20M — How Indian Man Led the Massive Crypto Fraud
19.10.2024
A cryptocurrency scam targeting Coinbase users has resulted in a significant theft of over $20 million. An Indian national, Chirag Tomar, was sentenced for orchestrating this scheme, where fake websites mimicking Coinbase led to victims surrendering credentials. U.S. authorities revealed...
Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence
18.10.2024
A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence
Fake Coinbase website leads to $20M fraud, 5-year sentence
18.10.2024
A phishing scam netted a fraudster luxury cars and foreign vacations, and then a prison sentence
FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying Bitcoin ETFs Were Approved
17.10.2024
FBI arrests hacker behind SEC fake Bitcoin ETF approval
17.10.2024
Eric Council Jr. faces charges of conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.
Hong Kong cops clean out alleged $46M deepfake crypto scam
17.10.2024
Hong Kong police arrested 27 people it accused of running an AI deepfake crypto scam operation from a 4,000-square-foot industrial building in the region
Fake Rabby Wallet scam linked to Dubai crypto CEO and many more victims
16.10.2024
Magazine follows a trail of clues left behind by the fake Rabby Wallet scammer to uncover a network of scams and links to a Dubai crypto CEO
Fake Rabby Wallet scam linked to Dubai crypto CEO and many more victims
16.10.2024
Magazine follows a trail of clues left behind by the fake Rabby Wallet scammer to uncover a network of scams and links to a Dubai crypto CEO
How 'fake streamers' steal your Steam keys - and why!
15.10.2024
Also: some good numbers from Hooded Horse, and a whole heap of discovery news
Scammers promote fake Uniswap L2 on Google amid Unichain hype
15.10.2024
Google mistakenly promoted a fake version of the Unichain website that spammed users with requests to drain their wallets
FBI token: How the FBI used a fake AI fund coin to nab fraudsters
11.10.2024
The FBI’s 'NexFundAI' coin was used to catch alleged market manipulators, but the crypto community may have confused it with another coin
FBI Warns of Ichcoin Targeting American Crypto Investors
5.10.2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning about Ichcoin, a fraudulent cryptocurrency platform that is deceiving investors across the U.S. by luring them in through social media, then tricking them into wiring large sums of money. Victims are led to believe their investments...
Ripple’s RLUSD Under Attack! Beware of Fake Airdrops Scams
30.9.2024
Ripple Labs has issued a public announcement on X (formerly Twitter) warning users to stay vigilant against scams…
Walletconnect Confirms Fake App Used Its Name, Defrauds 150 Users
30.9.2024
Crypto wallet, WalletConnect has confirmed a malicious application that exploited its name for over five months and was…
Fraudsters Impersonate Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse in Latest XRP Airdrop Scam
24.9.2024
A new XRP airdrop scam has been circulating on social media, primarily on X. Scam artists are sharing…
Indian Supreme Court recovers YouTube account from XRP scammers
21.9.2024
XRP scammers hacked the Supreme Court of India’s YouTube account, and although it was recovered, it lost its subscriber base
Supreme Court of India YouTube channel hijacked to shill XRP
20.9.2024
India's Supreme Court YouTube channel fell victim to a Ripple and XRP scam, promoting fraudulent investments via a fake livestream
FBI Cracks Down on Illegal Gambling Network Using Fake Crypto
19.9.2024
A Denver resident has been convicted of running an illegal gambling business involving several parlors across Colorado. The scheme involved electronic games and a fake cryptocurrency to conceal the exchange of credits for cash, revealing fraud and money laundering. The only function of this crypto...
SEC sues ‘fake’ crypto exchanges in first action on pig butchering scams
19.9.2024
The SEC has taken action against romance scammers for the first time, charging two allegedly fake crypto exchanges with carrying out fraud