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Localbitcoins Trader Facing up to 40 Years in Prison Over Bitcoin Fraud Schemes
24.12.2020
A trader on Localbitcoins and Paxful has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a couple of bitcoin scams. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that the trader knowingly sold bitcoin to victims of fraudulent schemes. Bitcoin Trader Facing Jail Time The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)...
Investigation traces scam Bitcoin celeb ads to Moscow
15.12.2020
More countries are allegedly involved in a major global Bitcoin ad scam
SEC brought 56 cases against crypto-related firms during Jay Clayton's tenure
17.11.2020
The SEC summarized its efforts on combating crypto misconduct as its chairman is set to step down by the end of this year
8,000 Bitcoin Scam Victims Get Refunds From US Regulator
7.11.2020
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is refunding about 8,000 victims who lost money from investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraudulent schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of about $100 into $80,000 in monthly income. Bitcoin Pyramid Schemes’ Victims...
South African Regulator Raids Home of Key Members of an Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scheme
27.10.2020
A South African regulator along with the country’s police have reportedly seized electronics devices and computers belonging to two principal members of Mirror Trading International (MTI), an alleged bitcoin Ponzi scheme. The raid at Clynton and Cheri Marks’ home on October 26...
Yearn Finance doppelganger scam tries to trick visitors out of their keys
22.10.2020
Scam websites posing as famous crypto projects ask for private keys so they can steal users' funds
Fool's gold? Peter Schiff's bank under investigation in tax evasion probe
18.10.2020
Does an extortion attempt from Russian hackers explain Schiff's hatred for Bitcoin?
New York polls crypto firms on security measures after Twitter hack
16.10.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services found that crypto firms blocked the Twitter hackers’ crypto addresses within 40 minutes
Aussie household name threatens to sue The Guardian over Bitcoin scam ads
9.10.2020
The legal team behind the case called it a “prolific cryptocurrency scam.”
Fraudsters are switching from credit cards to Bitcoin, says consumer protection company
5.10.2020
Scammers are taking advantage of one of Bitcoin's strengths, as once lauded by Satoshi Nakamoto
CFTC promises to protect 'the burgeoning markets for digital assets such as Bitcoin'
2.10.2020
The CFTC continues its roll of crypto announcements this week in a recent fraud bust-up
You won’t believe the depths to which crypto scammers on Twitter are willing to sink
23.9.2020
Twitter doesn’t seem able to move fast enough to stop thieves from grossly misusing their platform
Alleged crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Spanish speakers freezes user funds
15.9.2020
Researchers are warning that the supposed scheme could have swindled billions
Two Charged With Duping Investors Out of $5M With Bogus Bitcoin-Buying Brokerage
14.9.2020
The pair allegedly left victim's funds in an escrow service that was actually their money laundering front
Who owns more Bitcoin: Winklevoss Twins, Mt. Gox or Plus Token Scammers?
10.9.2020
And how much did Satoshi Nakamoto contribute to the 'Zombie' fund?
Singapore man pleads guilty to stealing $360K in fake Bitcoin sale
9.9.2020
The cases of the robber’s two accomplices are still pending
‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams
7.9.2020
The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact
Scam warning as Columbia’s President ‘endorses’ Bitcoin Era
3.9.2020
Not even the Colombian president is exempt from being impersonated by Bitcoin scammers
Ministers used influence to pilfer millions in alleged Ponzi Scheme
28.8.2020
They even wrote a self-help book about becoming a millionaire. Sounds like that may need to be updated
Reddit user warns of a copy & paste exploit that stole his crypto
26.8.2020
He doesn’t know if it was the work of crypto malware or a more sophisticated hack