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'Morris Coin' Ponzi Scheme Busted: 36-Year-Old Man Arrested in India
2020-10-05T09:00:26.000+02:00
Police were tipped off by someone who was not directly involved in the Ponzi scheme.
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Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against Rising Recovery Room Scams
2020-09-28T14:40:44.000+02:00
These fraudsters target the existing victims of fraudulent investment schemes.
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FINRA Warns Member Firms Against Imposter Domain Name
2020-08-13T07:01:11.000+02:00
FINRA has requested that the Internet domain registrar suspend services for “finnra.org”.
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'Year of the Phish'? Socially-Engineered Attacks Populate Crypto in 2020
2020-08-06T12:55:11.000+02:00
Are socially-engineered attacks becoming more popular? And if so, what can be done?
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ACCC: Aussies Lost More than US$435.2 Million in 2019
2020-06-22T09:45:04.000+02:00
Out of the $634 million lost in 2019, $126 million of that was lost to investment scams
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After COVID-19, 2020 Could Be the Biggest Year Yet for Crypto Scams
2020-06-05T09:49:16.000+02:00
With COVID-19 in the air and heightened anxiety in the world, crypto scams could gain unprecedented power.
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SVS Securities’ Recovery Scam Surfaces, Administrators Warn
2020-05-07T18:02:38.000+02:00
The scam comes shortly after a plan for distributing the assets of SVS Securities was submitted to win court approval.
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Investment Managers Expect Covid-19 Related Scam Spike
2020-04-29T13:55:06.000+02:00
Investment Association warns savers of financial crime during the pandemic
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New Zealand’s FMA Warns Against Profit Bitcoin
2020-04-06T11:47:04.000+02:00
The platform resembles classic get-rich-quick scams.
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Fake Ledger Chrome Extension Crypto Scam May Have Stolen Up to $2.5M
2020-03-30T09:22:02.000+02:00
A Reddit user who was victimized by a scam Ledger wallet saw her funds sent to a $2.5M XRP whale.
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HitBTC Scammers Get Two Years in Prison in the US
2020-03-18T12:05:11.000+02:00
Both plead guilty to all the charges brought against them.
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PlusToken Wallet Moves 13K BTC to Mixer: Another Sell-Off Imminent?
2020-03-09T08:09:02.000+02:00
According to blockchain analyst Ergo, the alleged crypto scam has been continuously selling off its supply of BTC.
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US Man Pleads Guilty to $147 Million Crypto Scam
2020-02-20T08:55:09.000+02:00
He will first appear before a court on March 10.
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$4.3 Billion in Crypto Lost to Scammers in 2019: Chainalysis
2020-01-30T12:23:58.000+02:00
The number last year tripled compared to the same in 2018.
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Possible Scam? Horizen Warns Against Crypto Exchange Bitfare
2020-01-06T08:08:44.000+02:00
The crypto exchange was set up in September 2019.
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Two HitBTC Scammers Plead Guilty, Looking at Two Years in Jail
2019-12-17T13:59:35.000+02:00
Without the plea agreement, the perpetrators would face maximum sentencing of up to 20 years.
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Copycat Scam Targeting TIOmarkets
2019-12-10T18:43:50.000+02:00
Individuals are strongly advised to avoid falling victim to scammers from a copycat group, trade-it.
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Former Hedge Fund Trader Jailed After Performance Scheme
2019-11-19T10:20:59.000+02:00
Jeremy Shor, a former trader at Premium Point Investments was sentenced to 40 months in prison.
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Son of George HW Bush Was Paid $300K to Meet OneCoin 'CryptoQueen'
2019-11-18T10:47:36.000+02:00
According to court documents, Neil Bush has been interviewed by the government on two occasions related to the case.
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Alleged OneCoin Scam Could Be Much Bigger than $4 Billion
2019-11-11T09:12:13.000+02:00
Documents uncovered by Jamie Bartlett reveal that OneCoin may be much larger than the US government estimates.
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Bank of Ireland Accounts Handled $300 Million of OneCoin Funds
2019-10-07T13:27:00.000+02:00
The revelation was made after testimonies by the bank officials in front of US prosecutors.
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Browser Extensions Can Steal KYC Data, Alter BTC Transactions
2019-09-16T08:07:57.000+02:00
According to Casa CEO Jeremy Welch, Innocent-seeming browser extensions can be used by hackers to steal your data.
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PlusToken Scam Could Be Much Larger than $2.9 Billion
2019-09-03T11:43:59.000+02:00
A growing amount of crypto allegedly being dumped on exchanges could be connected with PlusToken.
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Honesty is Key: A Crypto PR Disaster Survival Guide
2019-08-07T13:05:03.000+02:00
So, your crypto company's been dragged through the mud on social media: what now?
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Irish Central Bank: Clone Firms are on Rise, Flags Entity
2019-07-26T15:40:14.000+02:00
NBI Funds has stolen the details from a legit company, including address, FCA authorization number and more.
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