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Three Israelis Arrested for Ties to Forex Fraud Following an International Investigation
2022-06-19T15:44:04.260+02:00
The arrested men are expected to be extradited to Italy.
The men allegedly used shell companies to disguise transactions.
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Australians Lost AU$158 Million to Investment Scams in H1 2022
2022-06-06T09:56:49.565+02:00
Cryptocurrency scams are most common in the country.
The regulator in the country also sued Meta for allowing crypto scam ads.
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FCA Raises Alarm on Screen-Sharing Scam as Victims Lost £25 Million
2022-05-05T10:56:32.105+02:00
A 59-year-old woman lost £48,000 to these scammers.
Scammers are targeting people between 18 and 70 years of age.
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Turkey Seeks Jail Sentences of over 40,000 Years for Thodex Founders
2022-04-01T23:13:00.000+02:00
A total of $24 million was lost due to the collapse of the crypto exchange.
The defendants are accused of establishing a criminal organization.
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ASIC Warns against Scammers Impersonating Financial Firms
2022-03-24T08:53:34.911+02:00
Scammers are reaching out to potential victims through emails, calls and messages.
They provide convincing documents to gain the trust of the potential victims.
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FCA Opens over 300 Cases against Unregistered Crypto Firms
2022-03-03T15:12:19.731+02:00
Scams are rampant using cryptocurrencies, boiler rooms and recovery rooms.
It has started two campaigns to aware investors of scams.
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‘Peaceful World’ Token Is a Scam, Ukraine Cancels the Planned Airdrop
2022-03-03T15:09:23.560+02:00
The scammers capitalized over the upcoming Ukraine airdrop to dupe investors.
Ukraine official confirms the country will use NFTs instead of tokens.
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‘Ether Trade Asia’ Director, Nishid Wasnik Arrested over Crypto Scam
2022-02-20T15:46:53.941+02:00
Security experts were able to track Nishid Wasnik that hid in Lonavala with his wife.
Wasnik is accused of defrauding investors for several years.
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SEC Obtains Judgment against Lead US BitConnect Promoter
2021-12-10T09:37:30.814+02:00
Glenn Arcaro and his company have to pay disgorgement and civil penalties.
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UK’s Financial Ombudsman Sees a Surge in Fraud Complaints during Q2
2021-11-25T15:33:42.000+02:00
Complaints related to fraud and scams jumped by 30% YoY.
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Consob Blacks Out 6 Unlawful Financial Websites
2021-11-12T16:42:10.000+02:00
The authority has tightened its grip on illegal financial websites in the region.
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Squid Game-Inspired Crypto Price Plunges to Zero, Concerns on Alleged Scam
2021-11-02T23:38:07.000+02:00
The SQUID token price managed to skyrocket to over 75,000% prior to its collapse.
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Retail FX
Swipe, Invest, Scam: FSMA Warns against Investment Fraud on Dating Apps
2021-10-27T12:54:19.000+02:00
Fraudsters are trapping victims on dating apps using fake profiles.
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26 Israelis Nabbed for FX/Crypto Scam Released, Overseas Busts Continue
2021-10-12T10:59:47.000+02:00
The Cypriot authorities reportedly arrested one person in connection with the racket.
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26 Israelis Arrested in a Massive Crypto Fraud Bust
2021-10-06T09:41:32.000+02:00
The scheme was mostly targeting US residents.
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Deep-Fake Andre Cronje Imposter Defrauded Crypto Startup
2021-08-04T14:04:34.000+02:00
Is it the beginning of a new kind of crypto fraud?
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Swedish Man Gets 15 Years in Jail for $16 Million Fraud
2021-07-09T08:30:23.000+02:00
He offered a ‘risk-free’ investment with promises of a 450-fold return.
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Lawsuit Alleges $250 Million Israeli ICOs to Be Scams
2021-05-31T14:56:47.000+02:00
The plaintiffs are now seeking $16.1 million in damages for their investment in these ICOs.
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Crypto Scams Are Going Rampant in Nigeria
2021-03-04T10:28:01.000+02:00
Scammers are targeting people on Instagram, promising high returns on crypto investments.
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US Charges Australian Man for $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Scam
2021-02-05T09:20:10.000+02:00
Stefan He Qin stole millions of dollars through Virgil Sigma Fund and VQR Multistrategy Fund.
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Swipe Left: Financial Scammers are Trapping Victims on Tinder
2020-12-03T12:45:18.000+02:00
Scammers are disguising themselves as 'financially-independent charming women' to trap victims.
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New Zealand’s FMA Warns against Rising Investment Scams
2020-11-19T09:23:24.000+02:00
It flagged 61 scams in the past seven months, compared to the previous year’s 40 scams.
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Ledger Users Lost 1.1 Million XRP to Scammer
2020-11-06T14:47:22.000+02:00
The website looked legitimate compared to the original website.
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OneCoin Lawyer Mark Scott Banned from Practicing Law in New York State
2020-11-02T10:02:52.000+02:00
Scott reportedly laundered $400 million for 'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova, $50 million of which he collected in fees.
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Royal Takes Action against Fraudulent Sites
2020-10-08T09:54:28.000+02:00
Royal has operated within a strong and secure corporate governance framework for close to 15 years.
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