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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....
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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. ...
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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
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BitConnect’s Victims to Receive $17M in Restitution Seized From Scam’s Promoter
13.1.2023
A California judge has ordered $17 million in restitution to be paid out to hundreds of victims of the BitConnect Ponzi scheme, the infamous global scam that collapsed in 2018
Here's how to quickly spot a deepfake crypto scam — cybersecurity execs
13.1.2023
The fast-paced nature of the crypto markets means investors are under massive pressure to quickly verify whether a video message is authentic or not
Scam alert: MetaMask warns crypto users about address poisoning
12.1.2023
The scammers will use wallet addresses generated from vanity address generators and match the first and last characters of their victim’s wallet address