2023-10-8 14:32 |
Blackmail and ransomware are the most common crypto scams, a new research shows. Explore how to protect your funds. origin »
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A common swindle, known the "Pig Butchering" crypto scam, exploits the human foible of wanting easy profilts and fast returns. Scammers often prey on the most vulnerable members of society. The post “Pig Butchering” Scams Continue to Undermine Trust in Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2023-6-27 21:14 | |
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XRP giveaway scams are still very common on social media platforms such as Twitter
2022-12-29 18:34 | |
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A total of 23 entities including wallets, accounts and individuals, were traced in this stealthier version of a common crypto romance scam.
2022-9-29 03:32 | |
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If you go ahead and google “NFT scams,” you literally get millions of results. You’ll find everything from people complaining about scams to others promoting theirs 0clumsily. It’s a rabbit hole you don’t want to go down, but the sheer volume of noise on the subject begs the question… Why Are NFT Scams So Common? […] The post How to Identify Scam NFT Projects appeared first on NFT News Today.
2022-7-2 10:55 | |
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The crypto industry is a perfect way to boost finances and build an outstanding investment portfolio but is also a pool full of scammers. The FTC report shows how business imposters are capitalizing on the crypto craze.
2022-6-29 04:53 | |
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Ethereum proponent Todd Kramer loses his NFTs to hackers. OpenSea’s alleged action has triggered a stir over the low level of decentralization. Though NFT thefts are not common, other scams have plagued the space.
2022-1-3 13:14 | |
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The cryptoverse is no stranger to scams. Every week we hear and read about investors and traders getting scammed, which is the clearest thing about cryptocurrency exchanges. Scams are more common, so many lose it all because of malevolent actors.
2021-12-21 16:30 | |
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One of the most common scams in cryptocurrency that’s been going on since Bitcoin’s inception is cloud mining scams. Those scams revolve around the scammers setting up a fictitious website offering paid cloud mining services.
2021-12-8 15:48 | |
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Investment scams have been by far the most common type in Australia recently, a new report by the country’s consumer watchdog has revealed. And while a growing number of Australians fall victim to fraudulent schemes involving cryptocurrency, bank transfers remain the scammers’ favorite way to extract money.
2021-6-8 09:00 | |
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As non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are becoming a global phenomenon increasingly due to their mainstream adoption, there are also concerns about the surge of related scams. A recent study revealed the most common NFT scams that are spreading on the net.
2021-4-2 15:30 | |
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Welcome to the world of bitcoin, where you are your first and last line of defense against scammers and fraudsters.
2020-12-17 01:19 | |
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Crypto scams have been at the forefront of the cryptocurrency scene for the longest time and this year was not an exception. Back in 2017, after the major Bitcoin sell-off that preceded the new year, cryptocurrency malware scams became increasingly common.
2020-10-19 14:27 | |
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and James Bond?s Daniel Craig have one thing in common -- their famous names being used to promote cryptocurrency scams
2020-3-24 10:37 | |
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Introduction One who does not know much bitcoin trading must know about the pros and cons of bitcoin trading. Most of the bitcoin trading bots do not bring forward the flaws of bitcoin trading.
2020-3-18 18:05 | |
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Last week’s news. Bitcoin. com post warning about common bitcoin scams like “The Bitcoin Code” elicited a plethora of comments and suggestions from readers, asking about and reporting other platforms and services claiming to provide bitcoin investment opportunities.
2020-2-12 00:35 | |
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For every legitimate opportunity in the cryptocurrency industry, there are almost the same number of scams, and one of the most common tricks is the exit scam. An exit scam is a plan that allows a “company” to gain as much funding from unsuspecting investors.
2019-11-1 18:01 | |
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Scams in the cryptocurrency industry are fairly common, but these cyber criminals often come up with ways to deceive the public in ways that they haven’t before. However, a new scammer named Bitcoin Future appears to be taking a page out of Bitcoin Revolution’s book.
2019-11-1 00:37 | |
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Fraudsters are getting increasingly creative. Here are the common scams facing crypto consumers, and the novel approaches being used to stop them #Sponsored
2019-10-23 21:09 | |
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Many crypto projects died a slow and painful death while a few of them were outright scams. Reports, however, suggested that the most common reason for the crypto projects falling into decay was either because these projects were abandoned or were scams [of which were some were orchestrated under the guise of initial coin offerings].
2019-10-13 12:51 | |
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As a crypto collectible company falls victim to copyright infringement, what are common types of scams in the industry — and how are they identified? #Sponsored
2019-10-9 16:37 | |
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While the developers of trezors argue that Trezor wallet is a safe and secure way to keep your cryptocurrencies from cyber attacks and hackers, the question now arises is it still safe? A Redditor has apparently spotted an imposter website for Bitcoin hardware wallet Trezor.
2019-10-5 17:09 | |
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While the common universe may be unfamiliar with crypto’s uncertain market and its ongoing scams and controversies, players within the industry are aware of the role whale trading plays in changing market dimensions.
2019-6-10 22:00 | |
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Every time money is involved in any business model or project, there is a good chance an exit scam will occur sooner or later. In the cryptocurrency industry, such exit scams are a lot more common than one might think.
2019-5-11 20:39 | |
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Several major cryptocurrency traders have reportedly begun discussing plans to enact an industry-wide blacklist of suspicious actors, to stem the tide of scams, theft and fraud in the crypto space.
2019-5-10 15:52 | |
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It is very common in the digital asset sphere to have cases of different types of scams regularly. The latest of such crypto scams that has got the attention of everyone in the cryptocurrency community is a social media attack on the Jibrel Wallet.
2019-5-9 00:08 | |
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Scams are a common occurrence in cryptocurrency, and there are many scammers in the market today. While there is often legal involvement when these situations happen, that is not the case for one mining farm.
2019-4-29 02:36 | |
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Scams and get-rich-quick schemes are nothing new in the world of cryptocurrencies. In the past few months, there has been a notable increase in so-called Bitcoin HYIPs. A high-yield investment program is a very common scam, especially on the internet.
2019-4-26 12:00 | |
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In 2018 alone more than $1 Billion of crypto was stolen. Most people’s funds were stolen in hacks and scams. Others could not reach their crypto, because they lost their private keys or recovery phrases.
2019-4-8 18:29 | |
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Indian Police Discover Scam ICO One of the most common ways by which scams in the cryptocurrency world are perpetuated is through ICOs. In 2018, the SEC was even forced to shut down a good number of ICOs for being unregulated or being outright scams.
2019-2-28 22:42 | |
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Cryptocurrency scams are common in the cryptocurrency marketplace, and there is usually no recourse if someone falls victim to a scam unless the criminals are caught. However, there is an arbitration clause in Coinbase’s terms of service that one plaintiff is using to sue the platform, according to The Block. According to the plaintiff, Coinbase, […]
2019-2-10 21:00 | |
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One of the less pleasant parts of cryptocurrency is the rampant scams that are common in the industry. This is true of any emerging industry but The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the UK has issued a warning to investors against dialing for crypto-related scams.
2019-2-7 01:29 | |
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The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority has reported that common investment scams’ losses, including those crypto-related, amounted to over $255 million in 2018
2019-2-7 14:59 | |
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There are many ways that cryptocurrency scams are carried out and one of them is by means of impersonation. This is common social media platforms with many prominent individuals such as Elon Musk being impersonated.
2019-1-28 19:45 | |
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Half of Americans think their data online is less secure than it was just five years ago. Whether from lax security measures or our own lack of common sense when it comes to oversharing online, more and more people are finding themselves falling victim to data scams.
2019-1-12 12:06 | |
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When you say “cryptocurrency,” you’d be forgiven if one of the first things that comes to mind is: “exit scam. ” Exit scams refer to those cunning plots, whereby blockchain startups collect investors money, often through initial coin offerings (ICOs), only to disappear suddenly, along with any the funds raised.
2018-12-30 13:00 | |
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The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has identified a fresh batch of cryptocurrency scams. It has added a swathe of new sites to its blockchain blacklist, expanding it to 113 dodgy domains.
2018-12-18 18:05 | |
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Pay Up Or Be Exposed! – A Classic Bitcoin Scam On Paradise Valley Residents Scammers and hackers are taking a liking towards Bitcoin. To this end, there are hundreds of scams based on Bitcoin. One of the most common is the threat of exposure.
2018-11-15 02:05 | |
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One of the most common ways for hackers to steal information from cryptocurrency investors is with phishing scams. Even though it requires plenty of technical work to set this up, a new video was published to show how an app called Easy Rates Converter managed to find its way onto Google Play, collecting sensitive data. […]
2018-11-3 02:34 | |
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Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it.
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchanges are still unregulated, though many go to great lengths to operate ethically. Digital assets as of now are not yet insured by organizations such as the FDIC, meaning if you lose your crypto, it could be gone for good.
2018-10-10 07:00 | |
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$400 For A Logo… Woops For years, the cryptocurrency industry has been rife with unbridled creativity from an amassment ofindividuals. While this innovation has resulted in some unique projects, products, and services, creative and near ingenious crypto-related scams have become a common, near-daily sight for many consumers.
2018-8-21 22:43 | |
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Many people in some quarters are beginning to trust the police in carrying out tough investigations to conclusion. Previously, what had been common was credit card hacking and online dating scams.
2018-8-20 13:16 | |
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A common criticism that onlookers have for the cryptocurrency industry is that it is rife with scams and criminal wrongdoings. While this is often an unwarranted blanket classification of this nascent industry, research done by Diar, a weekly fintech-focused publication, claims that there are still some bad actors present in this industry According to last week’s […] The post Consumers Have Lost Almost $100 Million To ICO Exit Scams appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-8-14 02:36 | |
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The British Police has recently divulged an information that scams related to the cryptocurrency market have made 2 million GBP ($2.55 million USD) worth of losses in this summer. The information was made together with a public announcement that fraudulent schemes with crypto are very common and investors should be cautious. The statistics come from […]
2018-8-11 07:44 | |
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Crypto scam bots have become a common sight in the Twitter landscape, with many premier cryptocurrency personalities seeing an influx of fraudulent accounts commenting on their posts. This has become such a large problem that well-known cryptocurrency figures, like Binance’s CEO and Charlie Shrem, have signed an “open letter” calling for these scams to end.
2018-7-19 15:30 | |
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The Bitcoin Cash community can now use their BCH to take part in ICOs and Private Sales on QUOINE’s ICO platform. The global fintech company already allows token sale participants to use BTC, ETH and QASH.
2018-7-6 12:30 | |
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Ontario Securities Commission CEO Maureen Jensen took the struggles of cryptocurrency investors into account as she spoke about the common frauds prevalent in the crypto markets recently. She said that the newness of this sector is making it more vulnerable to scams.
2018-6-26 21:01 | |
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Generally, when we see reports of cryptocurrency and blockchain crime, we see reports of either hackers or ICO based scams. I suppose these methods are the most common for stealing crypto assets because ultimately, they are the most covert.
2018-6-22 11:30 | |
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Analysts note a brewing feud between Bitcoin maximalists and XRP supporters after known Bitcoin advocates spread negative narratives against Ripple’s virtual token. An executive at Ripple explained why the so-called Bitcoin maxis are trying to rip down XRP, saying that advocates of the firstborn crypto are not in favor of a “level playing field” for […]
In response to a phishing operation especially meant to target users of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, David Schwartz, Chief Technology Officer of Ripple, has issued a warning to the XRP community.
An investigation by Zachxbt has uncovered the disturbing evolution of Serpent (SerpentAU), a former pro Fortnite player turned crypto scammer. Once celebrated as a gaming talent in Australia, Serpent’s descent into fraud highlights a troubling shift from esports fame to orchestrating meme coin scams and gambling away stolen funds. Serpent’s […]
A detained social media influencer could be heading to a Russian penitentiary and staying there for about 10 years to live out her sentence for committing crypto fraud. Valeria Fedyakina, dubbed the “Crypto Queen,” is at the center of multiple charges of large-scale swindling activities that reportedly included funding the Ukrainian military amid the ongoing […]
A recent vulnerability in the Bedrock DeFi smart contract led to the loss of approximately $1.7 million, adding to the growing list of crypto exploits in 2024. The issue stemmed from a flaw in the contract’s mint function, which mistakenly cast staked Ethereum (ETH) into the same quantity of uniBTC, […]
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has helped India's Enforcement Directorate (ED), the authority investigating financial crimes, in the arrest of four individuals in a gaming scam worth $47.6 million, the exchange said on Wednesday.
A cryptocurrency scammer has pleaded guilty to defrauding multiple individuals by promising lucrative gains via an artificial intelligence-powered trading bot. According to a report from 5news, Kolin Lukas Deshazo, a resident of Springdale, California, orchestrated a cryptocurrency investment scam involving…