Scam Alert: Fraudulent Links and Fake Verification Pages Target Crypto Users

2025-2-11 12:40

An investigation by Scam Sniffer has recently uncovered a cryptocurrency user scam that is way too sophisticated for its own good. It targets the basic details of well-known tokens and uses them to lure in victims with the promise of fake trading opportunities manipulated by the scammers.

One of the well-known tokens affected in this [. . . ]. origin »

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India: Latest crypto scam might scare you of investing in new tokens

The world of cryptocurrencies has garnered much attention thanks to the number of scams associated with the industry. Well, on 6 September, another scam was added to the list. The Thane Police's EcThe post India: Latest crypto scam might scare you of investing in new tokens appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2022-9-7 01:30	News
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Aurora Labs exec details ‘fascinating and devious’ crypto scam he almost fell for

A sharp-eyed escrow agent and a screenshot saved Aurora Labs’ head of product Matt Henderson from losing his tokens to scammers.

2022-8-8 07:54
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Dogecoin Community Issues Alert on Scam Tokens

Dogecoin developer community has raised several red flags on scam projects

2022-7-30 17:48
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A phishing attack strikes NFT Artist Beeple’s Twitter account

An apparent phishing scam led to the hacking of the Twitter account belonging to digital artist Beeple, where more than $70000 in Ethereum was stolen. Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, is a popular digital artist who helped drive the mainstream acceptance of NFTs (non-fungible tokens).

2022-5-24 09:56	hack
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SEC to Add Staff as It Ramps Up Anti-Crypto Scam Efforts

The U.S. securities enforcer will hire 20 extra staff to police coin offerings, non-fungible tokens and decentralized finance.

2022-5-3 12:30	policy
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User loses $570,000 worth of Mutant and Bored Ape NFTs to ‘fake verification’ scam

A pseudonymous user, known as “s27,” today lost roughly $570,000 worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) after exchanging his Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) #1584 and two Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) tokens for fraudulent NFTs deceptively disguised as genuine.

2022-4-5 17:00	ethusd
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Open Gaming Platform Itch Rubbishes NFTs as a ‘Scam to Exploit Creators’

Itch, the open source gaming platform, on Sunday criticized non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a get-rich-quick scam targeted at exploiting creators of digital artistic content. Sponsored Sponsored “NFTs are a scam,” Itch.

2022-2-8 20:50	Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT)
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This Bitcoiner Just Lost 26 BTC Worth Over A Million Dollars To A “Michael Saylor Giveaway” Scam

A user has lost over $1 million in Bitcoin to crypto scammers. The fraudsters posed as Michael Saylor and offered to multiply tokens sent to them. It represents the single largest payment made to this kind of scheme.

2022-1-18 17:24	xbtusd
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Blockchain Security Firm Discovers 50 Potential Scam Tokens That Might Be Rugged Any Second

Industry-leading blockchain security firm shares a list of potentially dangerous tokens

2022-1-13 16:25
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Airdrop Mania Sees Latest Airdrop Rug Pull on Buyers Through Smart Contract Exploit

As reported by @cat5749, a scam surfaced on Dec. 31, 2021 to reward $YEAR tokens to ETH transactions based on the contents of their Metamask wallet. The post Airdrop Mania Sees Latest Airdrop Rug Pull on Buyers Through Smart Contract Exploit appeared first on BeInCrypto.

2022-1-2 17:41	ethereum
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Floki Inu Knock-Off Ends Up Being Honeypot Scam

Honeypot scams typically prevent buyers from selling tokens

2021-12-28 09:54
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SCAM ALERT: Ethereum Domain Name Service ENS Tokens Can't Be Claimed Yet

All liquidity pools with tokens "impersonating" ENS are blatant scams, Jeff Lau states

2021-11-2 16:54
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Scam Alert: Fake FLR Tokens Offered by Stellar-Based Wallet

Another day, another scam campaign in crypto: avoid buying "FLR" tokens before Flare (FLR) mainnet launch

2021-9-2 18:41
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Scam Alert: Cryptocurrency Wallets Getting Drained After Approving This Airdrop

A bad actor is abusing airdrop approval to steal RUNE tokens from victims

2021-7-23 19:10
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MoonSafe Code Audit Shows Suspicious Anomalies, Scam Confirmed?

DeFi liquidity project MoonSafe is caught in a sea of controversy at present. Not only do prominent crypto personalities allege the project is a scam, but an analysis of its code by Obelisk reveals misleading claims about how liquidity provider (LP) tokens are secured.

2021-4-22 15:00
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Sharktron Defi Project Devs Exit Scam: Tron Foundation Says Part of Missing Funds Now Frozen

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.

2020-11-11 18:57	Tron Foundation
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New Ripple Scam Targeting Ledger Wallet Users Has Drained Over 1,150,000 XRP Tokens ($297k)

Phishing scams targeting crypto users seem to be far from over as per an update by XRP Forensics, which says close to 1,150,000 XRP tokens have been stolen in a new scam. This particular one targeted Ledger wallet users and went to the length of sending security update emails to unsuspecting XRP token holders.

2020-11-7 20:58	Ripple (XRP)
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Is Filecoin an exit scam, asks Tron's Justin Sun

After the launch of Filecoin mainnet, CEO of Tron foundation and BitTorrent Justin Sun accused the Filecoin developers of employing an exit scam strategy by selling 1.5 million of their FIL tokens at The post Is Filecoin an exit scam, asks Tron's Justin Sun appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2020-10-17 22:13	Trading View
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Don?t Fall for This XRP Scam When Claiming Your Spark Tokens

Scammers are impersonating a prominent XRPL Developer to ?help? you claim your Spark tokens

2020-10-4 21:03
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Defi Token Exposed as Pump and Dump Scam in Leaked Telegram Chat

A leaked Telegram discussion by 50 so-called crypto influencers has exposed the extraordinary steps they take in order to profit on the back off unsuspecting defi investors. According to a leaked screenshot of the chat, an elaborate plan to defraud defi investors using the worthless “$Few” tokens had been hatched.

2020-9-29 08:15	Uniswap
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Sushiswap Founder Reportedly Exit Scams as Sushi Token Price Tanks

The anonymous founder of Sushiswap has reportedly exit scammed after converting all of his sushi tokens to ETH on September 5. Reports of the alleged scam came a few after the sushi token, which forked from the Uniswap protocol, went up in value to $10 in just 24 hours.

2020-9-6 00:40
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Whales Attempt to Rescue Yam From Code Flaw Governance Dilemma

Yam Finance is the hottest trend in DeFi at the moment, but a technical flaw in its code was discovered just a day after it started distributing tokens. Prominent members of the crypto community had already labeled it as a scam and warnings had been posted, however, it was seemingly rescued at the last minute.

2020-8-13 11:48
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38,000 People Are Watching a Fraudulent VeChain YouTube Scam Right Now

38,000 viewers are reportedly tuning in to a YouTube live-stream promoting the classic “double your money” scam targeted at users of VeChain VET tokens.

2020-7-17 19:58	#scams
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Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest 10 Scammers

Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated.

2020-7-12 22:15
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China: $15 million Ethereum scam ends in Ferrari showdown

A scam involving fake crypto exchange tokens, fast sports-cars, and mansions had all the ingredients of a Hollywood thriller—minus the bad guys going scot-free in the end. The post China: $15 million Ethereum scam ends in Ferrari showdown appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2020-7-11 04:00	#scams
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Uniswap’s Daily Volume Nudges $25M Despite Scam Token Concerns

Uniswap’s daily volume has rallied to nearly $25 million despite the spotlight on imposter tokens trading on the exchange.

2020-7-11 08:35	DeFi
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Fake Tokens on Uniswap Are Trying to Cash In on DeFi Hype

Uniswap appears to be plagued with scam tokens claiming affiliation with popular DeFi projects.

2020-7-8 06:11	#scams
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DeFi Exchange Uniswap Is Being Swarmed With Scam Tokens

Scam tokens impersonating legitimate DeFi projects have been running rampant on Uniswap, as the decentralized exchange (DEX) allows users to essentially import any token by pasting its address into Uniswap’s...

2020-7-8 14:10	Scam
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Why Bitcoin’s Network Activity Is Suggesting the Arrival of Major Price Action

Market participants are becoming overwhelmingly concerned about a 22,000 BTC transaction that was made by the perpetrators of the PlusToken Ponzi scheme. The last time the individuals behind this scam moved such a significant number of tokens were back in mid-February.

2020-6-26 18:02	xbtusd
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Lobbyist Jack Abramoff Charged for Running $5.6M Bitcoin Scam

Jack Abramoff has agreed to plead guilty to charges of running a $5. 6 million Bitcoin scam. The disgraced lobbyist duped investors into purchasing tokens that he promised would be convertible into a new and improved version of Bitcoin.

2020-6-26 09:00
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Over $67 Million EOS Tokens Transferred From The PlusToken Scam Wallet; Dump Incoming?

In the latter months of 2019, one of the biggest cryptocurrency heists/scams was revealed, whereby approximately $3 billion in investors’ Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and EOS (EOS) was lost in a Ponzi-like scheme.

2020-6-23 20:53	EOS (EOS)
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PlusToken Scam Moves $67 Million In EOS, Fears Of A Possible Dump Erupt

According to data from the EOS blockchain, a wallet that held over 26 million EOS tokens (worth $67 million) has moved the coins to an unknown wallet. In July 2019, this project was accused of being a Pyramid scheme that stole over $3 billion from its users.

2020-6-23 01:59
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You Can Lose All Your XRP Tokens If You Fall for This Ripple Scam

XRP holders should be wary of this sophisticated Ripple scam

2020-1-20 22:05
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Crypto Investors’ Ethereum Secretly Used to Prop up HEX ‘Scam Token’

Ethereum tokens controlled by the "anonymous' HEX flush address were secretly used to prop up the "scam token" on crypto exchanges. The post Crypto Investors’ Ethereum Secretly Used to Prop up HEX ‘Scam Token’ appeared first on CCN.com

2020-1-6 00:00
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277 Chinese nationals arrested in Philippines for cryptocurrency scam

Recently, Philippines’ central bank approved two companies to run cryptocurrency exchanges and the country’s boxing champion, Manny Pacquiao released his own tokens. The country is most evidently steering toward increased crypto adoption.

2019-9-17 22:05
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Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry Warns Investors Against Scammers Posing as Government

There is a new crypto-related scam in Saudi Arabia and the local authorities are already warning the investors against them. The Finance Ministry of the country has recently warned the local investors against a group of scammers that are using the official symbol of the government to promote their own tokens. This group is affirming […]

2019-8-22 22:52	cybersecurity
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Orionix ICO

We present Orionix, a comission-free games and items exchange platform along with ORX token that covers operational costs by minting its own native currency. The project aims to facilitate communication, exchange and security between players.

2019-8-16 16:03
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Securities And Exchange Commission To Probe ICO Scam, Veritaseum, Once Valued At $950 Million

The U.S Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against Veritaseum founder, Reginald Middleton, for defrauding investors during the ICO launch of VERI tokens in April to May 2017. In a post released by research firm, Hindenburg Research, the commission will further charge two companies – New York registered, Veritaseum Inc. and Delaware registered, Veritaseum […]

2019-8-13 18:21	Legal & Regulation
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Chinese Authorities Are Investigating EtherDelta Over Possible Exit Scam

The crypto trading platform EtherDelta is currently being investigated by the Chinese police over allegations of exit scam, which is when a company vanishes with funds from clients. In this case, EtherDelta is being accused of selling tokens during an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and then abandoning the platform. EtherDelta was a platform that was […]

2019-8-8 23:27	Legal & Regulation
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Bitcoin And Ether Don’t Need Regulation: UK Finance Watchdog

The UK’s top financial watchdog has concluded that Bitcoin and Ether do not require regulation, whereas utility tokens and some stablecoins will. The FCA Makes Decision on Bitcoin & Crypto Regulation Only July 31, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced that it will not regulate Bitcoin and Ethereum.

2019-8-1 09:19	Regulation
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Karatbars — Where They Buried the Truth

The fraudulent times over the ICO world have long gone, scam projects have sunk into oblivion, where only serious companies have survived on the market. However, Karatbars, a company that claims ownership of real gold mines in Guiana and Madagascar, at one time released tokens that are supposedly backed by the “gold standard.

2019-7-30 05:57	featured
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Kraken might delist Tether if it turns out to be a scam, says CEO Jesse Powell

Listing of digital assets and tokens can be quiet tricky and the CEO of Kraken, Jesse Powell, believes that cryptocurrency exchanges should maintain a “neutral stance” while listing one.

2019-7-3 01:30	Tether
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Infographic: An Overview of Compromised Bitcoin Exchange Events

The purpose of this infographic is to visualize the size of large cryptocurrency hacks that have occurred in the past as if they all happened today. The hacks included in this infographic extend beyond exchanges, as there were other large entities that experienced cryptocurrency hacks, such as marketplaces like Silk Road 2.

2019-5-25 21:56	Privacy & security
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Ozinex ICO

OZINEX is a global cryptocurrency exchange platform. It will form a new innovative platform to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, EOS and other popular cryptocurrencies and tokens. Users will receive expert analysis of the current state of coin and token pairs, and they’ll be able to withdraw their money easily and receive alerts for scam cryptocurrencies.

2019-5-22 12:12
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Криптобиржу Cobinhood обвиняют в экзит-скаме

Криптовалютную биржу Cobinhood обвиняют в мошенничестве. В прошлом месяце дочерняя компания DEXON Foundation через токенсейл DXN привлекла $3 млн, но уже 20 мая биржа объявила о банкротстве. Classy exit scam from @COBINHOOD & @dexonfoundation (same company).

2019-5-21 15:25	#twitter
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RChain Informs It Suffered A Scam After Accepting Counterfeit Money For RHOC Tokens

RChain Informs It Suffered A Scam After Accepting Counterfeit Money The blockchain company RChain has recently informed that it experienced an attack resulting in the loss of an undisclosed number of RHOC tokens.

2019-4-27 23:17	cybersecurity
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Bitcoin Exchange HitBTC Allegedly Bilks Traders in High-Stakes Token Swap

By CCN: If you Google the words “HitBTC” and “scam” together you get a lot of interesting results. The notable Bitcoin exchange appears very legitimate when you use it, but – at least in this reporter’s opinion – the anecdotes that come out of this place sometimes border on the disturbing.

2019-4-25 00:13
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IP2PGO Token ICO

IP2PGO App is an escrow P2P marketplace where users can trade ERC20 tokens using local fiat currency. Launched in Oct 2018, it is now available as localised Apps in 11 countries with over 4800 users.

2019-4-20 03:33
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Cryptocurrency Rises 382% in a Day, Smells of a Potential Rekt’d Token Scam in Making

Cryptocurrency space is flooded with thousands of tokens and a new one gets added every other day. The vision behind Bitcoin was to create a decentralized currency system to give power in the hands of the community, rather than a big financial institution and banks holding a monopoly over people's money. However, as the popularity […]

2019-4-9 17:49	News
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