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Nigerian Authorities Put Mastermind of the Inksnation Crypto Scam on Wanted List
16.11.2020
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is seeking the public’s help in locating Omotade Sparks Amos Sewanu, the mastermind behind the Inksnation crypto scam. According to a notice published in the local media on November 11, the EFCC wants Sewanu to respond to fraud...
Sharktron Defi Project Devs Exit Scam: Tron Foundation Says Part of Missing Funds Now Frozen
10.11.2020
Developers of the Sharktron defi project have exit scammed with reports suggesting that TRX tokens worth up to $10 million are missing. The Tron Foundation has confirmed the theft, but is quick to inform Sharktron token holders that a portion of the missing funds has been frozen. The exit scam...
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...
Ledger owners lose 1.1 million XRP to scam site
6.11.2020
After a major leak of email and personal information earlier this year, Ledger customers are experiencing a surge in phishing attempts
$200 Million Brazilian Crypto Fraud Scam: The US Seizes $24 Million Worth of Digital Currencies
5.11.2020
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized cryptocurrencies worth $24 million after receiving an official request from the government of Brazil. The seizure stems from an ongoing investigation into the $200 million cryptocurrency scam that may have defrauded tens of thousands...
Stobox Offers a Better Way To Make Money in Crypto Than DeFi. Invest Like the Rich
5.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. DeFi is a risky investment. It can deliver huge returns – but also you can waste all your money. Objectively, many DeFi projects are a scam, and if they give dishonest promises or steal your money you have no way to get your money back or find the responsible persons. For this...
Court Enters $900K Judgment Against Crypto Ponzi Scammer on Behalf of CFTC
4.11.2020
Venture Capital Investments Ltd. raised $534,829 from 72 victims, falsely promising to invest funds in bitcoin and other assets
Binance takes credit for thwarting an attempted exit scam on its blockchain
4.11.2020
The centralized part of "CeDeFi" did not seem to help though
Binance Recovers $344K From DeFi ‘Exit Scam’ That Launched on Its Platform
4.11.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says it followed the money trail left by the Wine Swap exit scam and recovered nearly all the stolen funds
Lawyer for OneCoin scammer Ruja "Cryptoqueen" Ignatova disbarred
1.11.2020
Mark S. Scott, who pocketed upwards of $50 million in fees for laundering OneCoin money, disbarred
$1.1 Billion Crypto Ponzi: Masterminds of Wotoken Head to Prison in China
31.10.2020
A Chinese court has confirmed the sentencing of the masterminds behind the 7.7 billion yuan Chinese Ponzi scheme Wotoken, which had over 715,000 investors. Wotoken Scammers Sentenced to Prison The Intermediate People’s Court of Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, denied an appeal by four...
UK Police Find no Crime in Alleged $3M Crypto ‘Staking’ Scam
30.10.2020
Investors who say they lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in an alleged cryptocurrency fraud have had no luck persuading the police that there was in fact a crime committed
Trump’s Website Hacked, Scam Asked Crypto Owners to Decide Fate of ‘Classified Information’
28.10.2020
President Donald Trump’s campaign website was reportedly hacked Tuesday evening. Hackers claim to have “classified information” about Trump and the origin of the coronavirus. They asked crypto users to decide whether the information should be released or kept secret. Tim Murtaugh...
Trump Campaign Website Compromised by Hackers for Crypto Scam
28.10.2020
The president's campaign website was briefly compromised on Tuesday, as hackers looked to fleece cryptocurrency from unsuspecting supporters in the final days before the 2020 election
‘Convincing’ Phishing Attack Targets Ledger Hardware Wallet Users
27.10.2020
Ledger confirmed that for the last week some customers have been the target of a phishing attack
How Hackers Exploited Twitter’s VPN Problems, Obtained God Mode and Took Over Accounts
25.10.2020
An investigation by the New York State Department of Financial Services has revealed how the great Twitter hack in July happened. A total of 130 high-profile, celebrity accounts were compromised and many were used to tweet about a bitcoin giveaway scam. How Twitter Was Hacked The New York State...
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
Filecoin Founder Accuses Justin Sun of Spreading Lies About FIL Tokens as Fresh Dumping Allegations Emerge
21.10.2020
Juan Benet, a founder at Filecoin, is attacking Justin Sun for spreading completely false accusations about the movement of the FIL tokens soon after listing. In his long Twitter rebuff, Benet accuses Sun of spreading lies with the intention of harming the Filecoin project financially. Calling...
Filecoin Offering: Community Alleges Token Dumping, Tron’s Justin Sun Wants the US SEC to Investigate
17.10.2020
The recent Filecoin (FIL) token offering is creating controversy as some crypto community members are alleging that an unknown account has received 1.5 million tokens when only 500,000 were due for unlocking. According to reports, 800,000 tokens out of the 1.5 million of such tokens have been...
YouTube’s sleazy decline into scam promotion
14.10.2020
With great influence comes great responsibility. Unfortunately, YouTube seems to ignore it