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Nigerian Scammers Used BTC & Gemini Exchange to Siphon Millions

12.7.2020
Nigerian scammers converted millions of dollars into Bitcoin via Gemini exchange according to an FBI criminal complaint

Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers

11.7.2020
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in the Chinese city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, have cracked...

Skeptics Concerned Plustoken Scammers Plan to Dump $187M Worth of Ethereum

28.6.2020
Crypto market skeptics and speculators are concerned about 789,000 ETH that started moving four days ago last Wednesday. The transaction was recorded by Whale Alert, and the $187 million worth of ether stems from the Plustoken scammers. On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at approximately 9:46 a.m. (ET)...

Filipino Crypto Scammers Are Impersonating Government Officials for Profit

22.6.2020
The Philippines Department of Finance warns people that Bitcoin Revolution uses government officials’ names to spread fake news endorsing their business

Elon Musk Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Rakes in Millions of Dollars in BTC

21.6.2020
‘Elon Musk’ bitcoin giveaways continue to scam people on Youtube. Scammers have reportedly pulled in millions of dollars in bitcoin from people wanting to double their cryptocurrency. Some of them use bitcoin addresses containing the name Elon Musk, Spacex, or Telsa. Before sending...

Spacex Bitcoin Scam Features BTC Giveaway, Elon Musk, and NASA Launch

14.6.2020
A Spacex bitcoin scam has frequently appeared on Youtube, claiming to give away BTC. Its promo video features the recent Spacex launch with two NASA astronauts and an interview with Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The scammers claim that anyone sending bitcoin to them will...

Brave Apologizes, Crypto Scammers Get Smarter + More News

9.6.2020
Source: Twitter, @brave Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Privacy news Blockchain-based decentralized browser Brave (BAT) has issued an apology for the error made...

Crypto Scammers Impersonate Members of Olympic Committee

2.5.2020
A series of scam emails sent from Japan have been asking people to donate to the Olympic Games’ organization in Tokyo

Ripple Sues Youtube For Allowing Scams That Promised Returns Up to $1 Million

22.4.2020
Ripple is suing Youtube, accusing the video platform of not doing enough to eliminate crypto-related “giveaway” scams. The payment network wants to force Youtube to protect its users from such scams. Some scammers promise returns up to 5 million XRP or about $930,000 at current prices...

Crypto Holders Being Targeted by COVID-19 Scammers — FBI Warning

14.4.2020
Blackmail attempts, work from home scams, and fake COVID-19 treatments were among the cryptocurrency-related scams mentioned by the FBI

FBI Warns COVID-19 Scammers Are Targeting Crypto Holders

14.4.2020
The FBI is warning that fraudsters are about to unleash a surge of coronavirus cryptocurrency scams

Coronavirus Has Erased 33% of Crypto Scammers’ Revenue: Chainalysis

10.4.2020
Research firm Chainalysis found that even though crypto scammers were seeing high numbers of transactions, this year's dramatic market tumble means their actual profit was a fraction of what it used to be

How Imposters Scam Entrepreneurs Out of Their Crypto

8.4.2020
It's a new twist on an old scam: Someone pretending to represent a major media company will approach a small business offering to write about them… for a price, this time in crypto

Beware! Scammers Are Out for Crypto Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic

2.4.2020
Cybercrimes are on the rise amid the global coronavirus pandemic, and scammers are using crypto to facilitate some of their attacks

Scammers Raise USD 4.9m in Ethereum in 2 Months + More News

1.4.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Crime news A South Korean scam operator has reportedly gathered around USD 4.9 million in ethereum (ETH) as part of a multi-level...

Amid Reports of Growing Scammers and Imposters, Ripple Shares Tips to Spot XRP Giveaway Scams

26.3.2020
Being a relatively young industry, crypto space is more vulnerable to scammers and imposters, with the community losing billions of dollars in crypto frauds over the years. Responding to the growing giveaway scams in their name, Ripple has posted an article explaining to its community members...