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Canadian Resident Heartbroken After Falling Victim to Crypto Scam, Loses Home and Almost $500K – Here’s What Happened

30.1.2023
An Ontario man has allegedly lost his home plus his entire life savings after falling victim to a crypto scam. Stephen Carr of Meaford got involved with the scam after watching a YouTube video that promised he could make large amounts of money trading commodities, foreign currencies,...

Monkey Drainer-linked scammers possibly exposed after an on-chain quarrel

30.1.2023
The scammer referred to their pseudonym during a blockchain message argument which may have revealed their actual identity, according to CertiK

Robinhood’s Verified Twitter Account was Hacked and Started Promoting a Crypto Scam – This is What Happened Next

26.1.2023
Attackers hacked into major US online trading platform Robinhood's social media accounts to promote a scam token. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao soon said that the account linked to the incident had been locked.... Read More: Robinhood’s Verified Twitter Account was Hacked and Started Promoting...

Robinhood’s Twitter Account Promotes Scam Token on Binance’s BNB Chain in Unauthorized Posts

25.1.2023
Block explorer BscScan shows roughly $16K flowed into the promoted coin

Twitter Users Spot Crypto Scam Tweet on Verified Robinhood Account, Company Removes Post

25.1.2023
According to multiple sources, the Twitter account of Robinhood was allegedly hacked on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The account posted a tweet promoting a Binance Smart Chain token listed on the Pancakeswap decentralized exchange. An analysis of the situation on the blockchain shows that the token...

Hackers take over Robinhood’s Twitter account to promote scam token

25.1.2023
A since-removed tweet called on Robinhood's 1.1 million Twitter followers to each pay $0.0005 for a token called ‘RBH’ on the Binance Smart Chain

Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’ Ruja Ignatova's London Residence Listed For £11 Million – Where is She?

23.1.2023
A London penthouse that is believed to belong to Ruja Ignatova, the creator of the notorious OneCoin Ponzi scheme, is listed for sale with a guide price of between £11 million to £2.5 million. Ignatova, also known as the "missing Cryptoqueen," reportedly claimed ownership of the property last...

Philippine Authorities Rescue Alleged Victims of ‘Crypto Trafficking Ring’

23.1.2023
Philippine authorities say that they have rescued alleged victims of a “crypto trafficking ring” who were recruited to work in a call center in Cambodia and scam people out of their cryptocurrencies. The authorities are also investigating government employees who may have assisted...

FBI Seizes Bitcoin From Overseas Scammers Who Posed as US Law Enforcement Officials

23.1.2023
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has seized bitcoin worth millions of dollars from overseas scammers targeting the elderly. The scammers posed as members of U.S. law enforcement agencies and tricked the victims into transferring money to them for “safekeeping.” FBI Says...

NYU Professor ‘Dr. Doom’ Says 99% of Crypto Is a Scam — Tells Investors to ‘Absolutely Stay Away’

20.1.2023
NYU Professor Nouriel Roubini, aka Dr. Doom, has warned that “99.99% of crypto is a scam, a criminal activity, a total real-bubble Ponzi scheme that is going bust.” He advised investors to “absolutely stay away” from crypto, claiming that most people in the crypto space...

'Dr Doom' Nouriel Roubini Calls Crypto A Scam - Is He Right?

19.1.2023
Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as Dr. Doom because of his overly pessimistic views on financial outcomes, took aim at cryptocurrencies yesterday, labelling 90% of them as a scam. ... Read More: 'Dr Doom' Nouriel Roubini Calls Crypto A Scam - Is He Right?

Rolling Genshin Impact's Infamous 'Scam' Weapons Banner After Two Years

18.1.2023
There are two sides to gacha in Genshin Impact. One is the normally infuriating and wallet-draining character gacha. Its more sinister brother is the weapons gacha, which is widely considered by the community to be a massive scam, especially for players who aren’t made of gold bricks (Thankfully...

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...

Nifty News: Price drops on ‘Cryptohouse’ with NFT decor, mint your personality as an NFT and more

16.1.2023
The owner of the crypto-themed home has dropped its price by over 20% in a matter of months as they seemingly struggle to sell the house as is

Google Ads-delivered malware drains NFT influencer’s entire crypto wallet

16.1.2023
A sponsored advertising link on Google hid malware that siphoned thousands of dollars worth of crypto and NFTs from an influencer’s wallet

Bitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme

14.1.2023
More than $17 million in restitution will be distributed among investors in the pyramid scheme Bitconnect under a court order in the United States. The notorious crypto investment scheme defrauded thousands of people around the world. Bitconnect Investors From Dozens of Countries to Be Paid Back...

Today in Crypto: ConsenSys Launches MetaMask Staking, Eurojust Stops Major Crypto Fraud Network, LendHub Loses $6M in an Attack

13.1.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Today in Crypto: ConsenSys Launches MetaMask Staking, Eurojust Stops Major Crypto Fraud Network, LendHub Loses $6M in...