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“I Already Blocked Five”: Humorous Binomo Fraud Texts Circulate as Scam Resurfaces

  • In WhatsApp messages, a victim tried to convince a social media scammer to return stolen funds.
  • Last year, the FCA cautioned the public about an unapproved clone firm using the Binamo brand to perpetrate fraud.
Friday, 06/12/2024 | 19:05 GMT by Jared Kirui
Retail FX

Fugitive FX Fraudster Accuses Israeli Lawyers of 100m Euro BTC Theft

  • Jacques Vygodatsky was evading a German warrant and fleeing to Latin America.
  • The Belgian-Israeli accused Guy Yuval and Uri Arad of stealing 100m euros worth of Bitcoin.
Thursday, 06/10/2022 | 23:50 GMT by Finance Magnates Staff
Retail FX

Israeli Court Unseals Names of Suspected Forex Scammers Arrested

  • The individuals are accused of running a fraudulent scheme from Israel, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia.
Tuesday, 02/11/2021 | 17:53 GMT by Felipe Erazo
Binary Options

Insider Reveals an Alleged Fraudulent Binary Options Scheme from SpotOption

  • The video recording was already submitted to Tel Aviv District Court in June.
Monday, 04/10/2021 | 16:06 GMT by Felipe Erazo
News

Cardano (ADA) Users Targeted as Latest in Series of Youtube 'Giveaway' Scams

  • Previous giveaway scams have used BTC, ETH, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies, as well as cryptocurrency exchanges.
Monday, 13/07/2020 | 08:30 GMT by Rachel McIntosh
Regulation

Four Detained in Bulgaria in Large €80M Binary Options Fraud

  • Three Bulgarians and one German national have been detained in Bulgaria.
Monday, 06/04/2020 | 11:11 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CEO of Blue Bit Banc & Co. to Pay Millions in Penalties

  • Blake Kantor, along with other defendants, were given permanent trading restrictions.
Friday, 25/10/2019 | 09:42 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Lissa Mel Gets 12 Months in Prison on Yukom Binary Options Plot

  • The Israeli citizen also was ordered by the US court jury to pay victims a restitution of $288,024.
Friday, 30/08/2019 | 14:30 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

CFTC Launches $103m Case Against Binary Firms

  • Four Israelis and five companies were named in the regulator's civil enforcement action
Tuesday, 13/08/2019 | 06:38 GMT by David Kimberley
Analysis

Brokers on the Edge, Binary Practices Exposed: Editor’s Pick

  • Stay on top of the most interesting FX and crypto news over the past week.
Sunday, 28/07/2019 | 08:51 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

US Trial Opens for Alleged Binary Options Fraudster Lee Elbaz

  • Lee Elbaz was charged with three counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Tuesday, 16/07/2019 | 14:05 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CFTC Attacks Social Media Scams

  • The US regulator said that scammers "typically flaunt wealth or brag about their huge 'win' percentages"
Wednesday, 03/07/2019 | 15:54 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

BBB Binary Options Scheme Operator Gets 86 Months' in Prison

  • Blake Kantor pleaded guilty to operating a scheme to scam investors of Blue Bit Banc and Blue Bit Analytics.
Tuesday, 02/07/2019 | 06:16 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

CySEC Warns Against Go Capital FX and World Binary Option

  • The regulator states that the entities are not authorised to operate in Cyprus.
Thursday, 30/05/2019 | 06:22 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Scharfted: DOJ Calls for Victims' Testimony in Citrades Case

  • US authorities have requested victim statements in the run up to Ex-CEO Jason Scharf's sentencing in September
Tuesday, 05/03/2019 | 09:53 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Clone Firm of Nadex is Targeting Clients on Social Media

  • The exchange has warned its users not to deal with the Nadex Investment Team.
Thursday, 24/01/2019 | 06:57 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

AMF Blacklists Several FX, Binary Options, and Crypto Brokers

  • The one size fits all reasoning that the AMF gives is that these companies might be running scam operations.
Thursday, 13/12/2018 | 21:34 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Citrades CEO Pleads Guilty to Running $8 Million Binary Option Scam

  • Scharf was the operator of citrades.com and orchestrated advertising campaigns that lured investors to the site.
Thursday, 08/11/2018 | 21:58 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Central Bank of Ireland: Watch out for 365BinaryOption

  • The central bank is the latest financial institution to warn against the broker.
Thursday, 11/10/2018 | 11:57 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Binary Options

TB Options Owner Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years in Jail

  • Lee Denton defrauded his victims out of £475,000.
Monday, 10/09/2018 | 13:19 GMT by David Kimberley
Brokers

FSC Warns Against 247 Options Trade for Second Time in 12 Months

  • Someone purporting to work for the broker has been using a fake FSC license.
Wednesday, 29/08/2018 | 08:57 GMT by David Kimberley
Analysis

Scamming the Scammed - 'Recovery Experts' Target Binary Options Victims

  • Fraudsters are promising individuals who lost money to binary options scams that they will get their money back
Monday, 27/08/2018 | 12:37 GMT by David Kimberley
Brokers

Scam Artists? FCA Issues Warning Against FX and Binary Options Brokers

  • The British regulator warns against trading with SolidCFD, StratX, Options Stars Global and XFR Financial
Monday, 14/05/2018 | 13:50 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

FCA Adds BECFD, ‏SW1 Options‏ ‏to Warning List

  • Companies were flagged for offering currency trading services to UK citizens without license
Wednesday, 21/03/2018 | 17:44 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

FCA Updates Blacklist of Unauthorised Binary Options Brokers

  • The list is based upon information the FCA has received from consumers and from monitoring the binary options market.‎
Friday, 23/02/2018 | 19:53 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
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