Scammers target Discord users with fake exchange and Bitcoin giveaways

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Scammers are targeting Discord users on crypto-focused servers, through private messages that appear to come from fake exchanges that are giving away Bitcoin and Ether. A new report from Kaspersky staThe post Scammers target Discord users with fake exchange and Bitcoin giveaways appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.

2021-2-4 16:42	CoinFlash
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Belgian Regulator Warns of Crypto Scammers That Target Male Tinder Users With Fake ICOs

The Belgian regulator, the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), says scammers are employing new techniques which target Tinder and Facebook users. Using what the FSMA terms an “emotional scam,” criminals are targeting male users of the dating app Tinder with promises of exceptional returns on investments.

2020-12-10 10:30	WhatsApp
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Scammers Impersonate Australian Entrepreneur in Fake Crypto Scam

Scammers have been using an Australian man’s identity to advertise fake crypto promotions to specific members of the local aviation industry. The target? Dick Smith, a 76-year old aviator, and political activist.

2020-10-10 23:02
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Fake Tokens Continue to Plague Uniswap

The growing popularity of Uniswap is continuing to attract scammers, with fraudulent coins impersonating token sales for top crypto projects.

2020-8-19 07:03	Cryptocurrency Exchange
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Coinbase Customers Lose 940,000+ XRP to YouTube Scammers: XRPlorer Founder

Founder of XRPlorer Thomas Silkj?r stated that initiators of fake XRP giveaways on YouTube have increased their "profits" since Saturday, from 97,500 to 940,000 XRP

2020-8-17 15:20
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Polish Financial Watchdog Impersonated by Crypto Scammers

The PFSA warns scammers are asking people to send cryptos to verify a transaction’s legality before depositing them in a fake investment fund.

2020-8-9 21:00	Cryptocurrencies
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New Bitcoin Scam Uses Daniel Craig for Fake Celebrity Endorsements

Coinspeaker New Bitcoin Scam Uses Daniel Craig for Fake Celebrity EndorsementsCelebrities and high-profile public figures such as members of the Dragon’s Den, Piers Morgan, James McAvoy, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Martin Lewis are used excessively by Bitcoin scammers for promotional purposes.

2020-8-8 20:52
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Here’s How to Check If a Bitcoin Address Is a Scam

With the rapid rise in the number of bitcoin scams, there are easy ways to check if a bitcoin address has been reported as being used by scammers, such as in fake bitcoin giveaways. You can also easily report any bitcoin address associated with a scam.

2020-7-22 08:30
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Don’t Fall for These Fake Chinese CBDC Scams

Scammers promise high yields for people who allocate their money in a fake CBDC-related investment scheme.

2020-7-21 22:30	#scams
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Twitter accounts of Coinbase, Binance CEO and Elon Musk hacked

Scammers organized a large-scale attack on Twitter, hacking the accounts of many cryptocurrency companies, their leaders, as well as those ones of Elon Musk and Bill Gates. Criminals are trying to make money on fake bitcoin distribution.

2020-7-20 16:42	News
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Bitcoin Scammers Have Stolen $24 Million in First Half of 2020: Whale Alert Report

In the first six months of 2020, scammers made off with about $24 million in bitcoin, as per the Twitter bot Whale Alert's latest report. These scams involved giveaways, sextortion, fake exchanges, fake ICO's, bitcoin recovery, video scams, Ponzi schemes, fake tumblers, malware, and so on.

2020-7-14 21:54	cryptojacking
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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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Scammers Collected Over $155,877 in BTC Using Fake Elon Musk YouTube Stream

Scammers have been setting up fake YouTube streams that 'feature' Elon Musk and other big-names. One of them brought in over 16 BTC

2020-6-8 16:41
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Ripple?s Major Partner Warns of Scammers Stealing Bank Customers? Data Through LINE App

Ripple?s partner, the major commercial Thai bank SCB, warns that scammers are using the LINE app to steal its customers? personal data and funds by making fake accounts

2020-6-3 13:59
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Chinese Police Arrest 12 Fake ‘Huobi Officials’

Chinese authorities have busted a group of scammers allegedly claiming to be “Huobi officials”.

2020-5-21 03:24	OTC
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Be careful: Fraudsters use the name of Coinstelegram co-founder

Yesterday, Alexander Belov, Coinstelegram Media & Coinstelegram Fund Co-founder, announced that a fake account appeared on Instagram that completely copies Alexander’s profile. By reading the correspondence sent by users that have already talked to scammers, their goals become clear.

2020-4-28 20:02	Scam
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Scammers Impersonating U.Today with Fake Bitcoin (BTC) Giveaway

COVID-19 scammers are on the prowl with a fake U.Today Facebook page that promotes a Bitcoin giveway

2020-4-15 18:01
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Cryptocurrency Scammers Using Falsified British Royal Family Endorsements

Fake endorsements are circulating being attributed to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to promote Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency-related scams. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are the latest celebrities to have their names hijacked to promote cryptocurrency scams.

2020-4-11 19:10	United Kingdom (UK)
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Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 Scammers Launch Fake 'PoS Mining'

Even though Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 staking is actually nowhere near its launch, scammers have already started to impersonate Ethereum (ETH) Proof-of-Stake validators.

2020-4-5 18:43
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Fake COVID-19 Treatments Ask for Bitcoin Payments on Social Media

A twitter post on January 29 promoted a website selling a so-called cure for coronavirus, accepting Bitcoin as payment. Scams such as this have proliferated as the global crisis escalates. Scammers Selling False Hope & Asking for Bitcoin The Russian-based website selling the fake cure has been deactivated.

2020-3-28 20:30	COVID-19
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Ripple CEO Voices Outrage Over Fake XRP Scams

When the co-founder of SPQR Media (and presumably Ripple supporter) alerted Brad Garlinghouse of a fake YouTube account using his name, the Ripple CEO lost his calm. He took to Twitter to call for greater action on scammers, saying “enough is enough” and warning “more to come.

2020-3-26 16:00
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Over 1.4M XRP allegedly stolen via fake 'Ledger Live' Chrome extension

Scammers may have pivoted from the world's largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, to other parts of the industry by plaguing inboxes with malware over the years. And as the ecosystem has evolved and become The post Over 1.

2020-3-25 13:30	Trading View
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Bitcoin Revolution Trader At It Again, Targets Professional Cycling Legend Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan, a renowned cycling legend, has been the latest victim of the Bitcoin Revolution scam which uses the identity of worldwide stars to dupe naive crypto investors. The scammers also use fake news articles as well as adverts.

2020-2-22 19:11
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BEWARE: Fake XRP Airdrop Organized by YouTube Scammers

It looks like crypto scammers have completely lost their creativity. XRP becomes the target of a new fraudulent airdrop campaign

2020-2-16 21:30
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President Donald Trump Targeted By Crypto Twitter Scammers

Scammers are circulating a fake tweet, purportedly from Donald Trump, claiming to offer a free Bitcoin and Ethereum giveaway. This scam directs victims to a website where they are directed to send crypto in return for larger sums.

2020-2-11 16:00	elon musk
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Crypto Scammers Impersonate Donald Trump in Fake Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Giveaway

Crypto scammers frequently use images of different public figures to steal money from gulible investors. Yesterday, fake Donald Trump started his 'giveaway'.

2020-2-10 16:35
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Libra scammers are promoting fake ICO on Twitter

A Libra scam has appeared on Twitter to conduct a fake initial coin offering (ICO) of its coin LIBT. The account has existed on Twitter since 2018, but data from Etherscan has shown that the ERC20 token was created on Jan.

2020-1-29 19:43	#scams
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Scam Alert: Crypto Scammers Impersonate U.Today, Asking Users to Send Them ETH

Crypto scammers are impersonating yours truly, U.Today, announcing a fake partnership with Apple and offering free ETH after you send them some first ? stay alert

2020-1-14 15:13
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Fake Ripple Livestreams on YouTube net Criminals Plenty of XRP

Cryptocurrency scammers are exploring new ventures. For some, the focus has seemingly shifted to YouTube. This new method of attack has proven to be rather lucrative so far. A lot of harm can be done by creating fake video content.

2019-11-3 00:26	youtube
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Zcash (ZEC) Warns Users Against a Malicious Copy Of The Native ZecWallet In GitHub

The Zcash Community is among the latest projects within the crypto industry to be targeted by scammers creating duplicate wallets. Officials from Zcash made it public that they had detected a malicious software operating as a ZecWallet.

2019-10-21 20:28	Zcash (ZEC)
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Crypto-jackers now using fake WordPress plug-ins to mine cryptocurrencies

Cryptojacking softwares have become a nuisance lately and the main issue that concerns many is that they are getting sophisticated with every passing year, making it quite difficult to track them.

2019-10-18 14:30
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Fake Russian Tor browser purloins $40,000 in Bitcoin from dark web shoppers

Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have uncovered a malicious version of the Tor browser – the program used to access the dark web – and it’s been stealing user‘s Bitcoin. According to ESET, the bad actors were able to steal more than $40,000 worth of Bitcoin.

2019-10-18 14:04	hard fork
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Facebook is reportedly locking users out for reporting fake accounts

In a completely bizarre incident, Facebook is locking people who report scammers, fake accounts, and impersonators out of the accounts for days. Due to this, #FacebookLockout is trending on twitter with many users angry at the social network’s strange behavior.

2019-10-15 10:19	Facebook
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A Royal Bitcoin Request? Scammers Pray on Britain’s Brexit Fears

Bitcoin has been involved in some pretty brazen efforts to scam people out of money. However, the latest might just be the most ludicrous. A fake letter, apparently from the desk of a member of the Queen of England’s staff, has been reported.

2019-10-1 01:00	UK
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Bitcoin scammers are already impersonating Bakkt just days after its launch

Cryptocurrency giveaway scams are nothing new. Fraudsters have been known in the past to impersonate the likes of Elon Musk or Vitalik Buterin to con unwitting victims. And now, just days after its launch, we are seeing crypto con artists impersonate Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt.

2019-9-26 10:43	hard fork
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Fake Kate Winslet BBC Interview Promotes Fraudulent Bitcoin Scam

Hollywood actress Kate Winslet is looking to sue a group of bitcoin scammers who impersonated her to get money from unsuspecting investors. According to a report on September 23, 2019, the schemers alleged that the actress made her fortune through cryptocurrency investments.

2019-9-23 19:20
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EtherDelta Hackers Charged By U.S. Authorities; Scammers Setup A Fake Domain To Steal Private Keys

Anthony Tyler Nashatka and Elliot Gunton have been charged by the Northern District of California attorney’s office. They have been found guilty of hacking the EtherDelta back in December 2017. The EtherDelta is an exchange platform for cryptocurrency that is based on the Ethereum blockchain.

2019-9-23 17:54	Legal & Regulation
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Kate Winslet takes action against ‘Bitcoin scammers’ for using her image and fake quotes for promotion

Kate Winslet, the famous Hollywood actress is taking legal action against online crypto scammers who used her image and fake quotes to promote their Ponzi coin Bitcoin Code, reported Mirror. According to reports, the scammers posted several fake quotes of the actress from a fabricated interview with BBC.

2019-9-22 10:01	Scam
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Russian Facebook hit with fake Telegram token ads using Pavel Durov’s face

When new crypto or digital currency projects are announced it doesn’t take long for scams to follow. It appears that Telegram’s supposedly incoming TON token is the latest to be exploited by opportunistic scammers.

2019-9-20 15:25	hard fork
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Canadian Citizens Charged by the US Government for Stealing Over 23 Bitcoin from Oregon Women

US watchdogs have got hold of two Canadians for a betrayal of $233,220 worth BTC with a fake HitBTC twitter account. Scammers Pretended to be Customer Service Reps of HitBTC Two citizens of surrey, a city of British Colombia, ostensibly stole 23.

2019-8-24 23:22	Legal & Regulation
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Cryptocurrency scammers conned Australians out of $14.8M in just 7 months

Cryptocurrency investment scams in Australia cost victims a record $14. 76 million between January and July this year. That’s according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

2019-8-13 15:40	hard fork
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Canadian Cryptocurrency Owners Fall Victim to Employment Scams Who Have Already Pilfered $240,000 in 2019

Fake websites, fake contacts, and fake promises – here’s how scammers dupe gullible jobseekers

2019-8-2 20:59
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Canadian Cryptocurrency Owners Fall Victim to Employment Scams Who Have Already Pilfered %24240%2C000 in 2019

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2019-8-2 20:59
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Scammers Attempt To Use The Prime Minister’s Name In Order To Dupe Investors In Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the most important regulator of the country, has recently discovered a new Bitcoin scam. This new scam is using fake claims from the country’s former Prime Minister in order to convince investors to give them their money.

2019-8-1 22:51	cybersecurity
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Facebook Libra Targeted by Sophisticated Phishing Scammers

It’s not only regulators that are hampering Facebook’s crypto party. Now, somewhat ironically, the social media giant is dealing with Facebook Libra impersonators as well. Fake Facebook Libra Ads Surge As if Zuckerberg and his team didn’t have enough to contend with as governments around the world scramble to halt the project.

2019-7-24 17:00	Libra
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Facebook Libra Inspires a Wave of New Online Scams

Online criminals are impersonating as the representative of Facebook to lure victims into buying the social media platform’s yet-to-release cryptocurrency, Libra. According to the Washington Post, scammers lately ran ads through a dozen on fake accounts, pages, and groups across Facebook and Instagram, presenting themselves as the official hubs of Libra.

2019-7-24 15:00	Libra
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Fake Libra Peddlers LOL-Swarm Facebook for Discount Crypto Scam

Numerous fake accounts, groups, and pages operated by fraudsters have swamped Facebook and Instagram to mispresent themselves as the official hubs for the social media giant’s upcoming Libra crypto, the Washington Post reported today.

2019-7-23 14:03	Libra
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UK watchdog warns financial advisors of fake Bitcoin email campaign

Con artists will try anything to make their schemes appear legitimate to unwitting victims. In a recent email doing the rounds to financial advisors, scammers have been impersonating the UK‘s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) luring victims into a trap with Bitcoin.

2019-7-23 11:12	hard fork
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Crypto Twitter Scam Bots Re-Enter The Market Once Again Due To The Larger Interest in Bitcoin

Scammers are trying to steal users’ funds by promoting fake giveaways This is a similar strategy as the one used in 2017 by many scammers As the cryptocurrency market continues to expand, it seems that new scammers are trying to take advantage of the renewed interest in Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies. One of […]

2019-7-15 17:24	cybersecurity
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