Crypto scammer hit with $36 million fine by CFTC for fraud

The hefty fine and penalties underscore the CFTC's commitment to cracking down on financial fraud, potentially deterring future scams. The post Crypto scammer hit with $36 million fine by CFTC for fraud appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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$12.1M fraud suspect with ‘new face’ arrested, crypto scam boiler rooms busted: Asia Express

A brand new facial reconstruction can’t hide crypto scammer, crypto scam boiler rooms in Malaysia and the Philippines busted: Asia Express

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2 pig butcher busts: Feds recover $5M, ex-Kansas bank CEO jailed

United States prosecutors announced nearly $5 million worth of Tether (USDT) has been seized from a crypto scammer, while in Kansas, a former bank CEO is going to jail for embezzlement.

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Crypto scammer pleads guilty to AI trading bot scam

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…

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Jupiter Exchange faces criticism over meme coin collaboration with alleged scammer

Jupiter Exchange's controversial partnership could undermine trust in decentralized platforms and highlight the need for greater transparency. The post Jupiter Exchange faces criticism over meme coin collaboration with alleged scammer appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Phishing scammer returns $10 million to victim 10 months after $24 million Ethereum heist

A crypto whale who lost $24 million worth of liquid staked Ethereum via a phishing scam last year is receiving the money back. Blockchain security firm Scam Sniffer reported that the attacker had returned more than $10 million of the stolen funds as of July 15.

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Crypto conscience? Scammer returns $9.3M stablecoins after 10 months

A scammer returned $9. 3 million out of $24 million in stolen stablecoins after 10 months. Returned funds represent 38. 26% of the original theft. In a surprising turn of events, a scammer hasThe post Crypto conscience? Scammer returns $9.

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Coinbase-posing scammers steal $1.7M from a user amid a string of attacks

A victim who claims to have lost $1.7 million said a scammer called them claiming to be from Coinbase and sent emails that looked like they came from the crypto exchange.

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Crypto-Sec: Phishing scammer goes after Hedera users, address poisoner gets $70K

This week’s news in cybersecurity from around the crypto space covers bug fixes, phishing scams, crypto exchange hacks and more.

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Change Of Heart: Crypto Scammer Returns $34.7 Million To Victim’s Address

A week ago, a crypto whale fell victim to a scam that resulted in the loss of over $71 million. In the following days, the scammer moved the funds to veil them. But in a shocking turn of events, they returned the funds to the victim.

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Crypto scammer returns $34.7 million in stolen assets after victim offers bounty

The crypto scammer who stole 1,155 Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), equivalent to $70. 5 million, has begun returning the funds, according to on-chain data. Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported that the attacker had returned 50% of the stolen funds— approximately 11,446.

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$68 Million Mistake: Funds of Scammed Crypto Trader Already Converted to Ethereum

The scammer's moves are being monitored by blockchain sleuths

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Crypto user loses $69.3m to address poisoning scammer 

Crypto scammers successfully stole a whopping 1,155 wrapped Bitcoin using a technique that tricks users into malicious transactions. 

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Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed

A sophisticated social engineering campaign successfully duped several prominent crypto news outlets into promoting a fabricated $10 million Uniswap airdrop on Feb. 16. The scammer, posing as a Uniswap Foundation representative, offered coordinated publicity in tandem with the legitimate Uniswap v4 announcement.

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Address poisoning attacks hit Safe Wallet users, losses exceed $5m

Dozens of Safe Wallet users have lost millions worth of crypto due to a recent wave of address poisoning attacks. In an X post on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023 analysts at Scam Sniffer said that an unknown scammer stole more…

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Known scammer linked to memecoin named after Musk’s Grok chatbot, token dumps

GROK, a suspicious AI chatbot-inspired memecoin, has seen its value plummet by more than 50% after reports emerged that its developer was linked to a past crypto scam. The memecoin is named after Elon Musk’s Grok xAI chatbot service, which was launched earlier in the month.

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XRP Surges Then Dumps After Fake ETF Application Goes Viral

A clever scammer moved the crypto markets with a fake ISHARES XRP Trust notice on the Delaware website

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Crypto Detective Exposes Scammer Behind OpenAI CTO & Bored Ape CEO SIM Swaps

Crypto sleuth ZachXBT identifies a scammer aiding 17 SIM swap attacks on OpenAI and Bored Ape execs and others, resulting in millions stolen.

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Bitcoin Swindler Faces Justice: Victim-Led Investigation Halts Global Crypto Scam

In a twist of irony, a Bitcoin scammer who portrayed himself as a beacon of safety in the crypto world has been unmasked and prosecuted, not by law enforcement, but by the very victims the scammer defrauded, according to a recent report from BBC.

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Crypto Phishing Victim Loses $24 Million in Wallet Approval Scam  

A cryptocurrency investor lost $24.23 million in a phishing scam, losing stETH and rETH tokens. The scammer had previously been flagged and was linked to several crypto phishing websites. The post Crypto Phishing Victim Loses $24 Million in Wallet Approval Scam   appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Breaking victim ‘trust’ in scammer is key to beat crypto scams, exchanges say

Responsibility for crypto scams does not only belong to the cryptocurrency industry, it also involves banks, telecoms and social media platforms, Australian exchanges say.

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Scammer steals over $50k in crypto from the DEA

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was duped out of almost $55,000 in crypto by a con artist. This bold theft used a special mix of surveillance, airdropping, and deception. The US Department of Justice’s DEA division primarily focuses on reducing the movement of illegal drugs into and out of the country.

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US DEA loses over $50k USDT to scammer in botched transaction: Forbes

The U. S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) unknowingly sent over $50,000 in Tether’s USDT to a crypto scammer, according to an Aug. 24 Forbes report. The scammer tricked the DEA into sending 55,000 USDT to their wallet instead of the U.

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US drug regulator mistakenly sent $55k to scammer

US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) mistakenly transferred $55,000 to a crypto scammer, exposing vulnerabilities even amidst high-security operations. The scam was uncovered when the US Marshals Service detected the incident.

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Crypto Debacle: DEA’s $50,000 Seizure Ends Up In Scammer’s Hands

According to a recent report by Forbes, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has inadvertently transferred $50,000 worth of seized cryptocurrency to a hacker, who has amassed hundreds of thousands in Ethereum (ETH) within a few months.

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DEA’s Mishandling of Seized Crypto Results in Scammer Getting $50,000

DEA loses $50K in an address poisoning scam.

The post DEA’s Mishandling of Seized Crypto Results in Scammer Getting $50,000 appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Crypto Heartbreak: LinkedIn Scammer Steals $9 Million From Minnesota Man

A man from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has fallen victim to a crypto scam that cost him over $9 million. The scam involved a LinkedIn connection who lured him in with promises of quick riches and professed love.

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Scammer Successfully Steals 20 Million USDT But Can’t Spend It, Here’s Why

The crypto industry is constantly subject to sporadic reports of crypto thefts and scams and the most recent one was a hacker who managed to steal $20 million in Tether’s USDT stablecoin.  How The Scammer Stole $20 Million In USDT The eye-popping heist was the result of a perfectly executed zero-transfer phishing attack. To carry […]

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Binance’s CZ warns crypto community about emerging scam

The scheme consists of mirroring addresses and sending dust transactions to users to trick them into sending funds to the scammer’s wallet.

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Zero transfer scammer steals $20M USDT, gets blacklisted by Tether

Zero transfer scams are becoming prominent in the crypto ecosystem, with over $40 million stolen in 2023.

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US Prosecutors Slap Celebrity Crypto Scammer With Eight-Year Prison Term

A Nigerian crypto scammer was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison for defrauding US businesses. The post US Prosecutors Slap Celebrity Crypto Scammer With Eight-Year Prison Term appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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PulseChain is a Failure says HEX Community: Is Richard Heart a Scammer?

Not all projects in crypto manage to live up to the hype. HEX and PulseChain, two projects spearheaded by Richard Heart, have recently come under fire for a series of issues that have left investors and users disillusioned.

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Crypto Scammer and Former Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon Sentenced to Jail

Do Kwon, once a celebrated figure in cryptocurrency, faces a four-month prison term for passport fraud. This comes amid ongoing charges of fraud following a digital tokens collapse, leading to a $40 billion loss.

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Hackers make off with $1 million in crypto using Twitter

A scamming group stole roughly $1 million worth of cryptocurrency off Twitter hacks within a few weeks. Phishing scams are tweeted as soon as the scammer gets control of a Twitter account.

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Serial Phishing Scammer Uses a Mix of Laundering Techniques, Including Coin Swaps and a Mysterious OTC

Attacker behind a fake HitBTC website might have stolen $15M worth of crypto from multiple scams and phishing attacks

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HitBTC site cloned, $15m in crypto stolen by scammers

A crypto scammer stole around $15 million worth of cryptocurrencies after cloning the user interface of HitBTC, a popular Hong Kong-based crypto exchange.

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Scam Alert: BEN and PSYOP Tokens Follow in the Footsteps of PEPE and LADYS, Exploiting Crypto Enthusiasts

In a shocking turn of events, a notorious scammer on Twitter, known for shilling the BEN token, has swiftly transitioned to promoting another suspicious cryptocurrency called PSYOP. Despite warnings and the past scam, individuals continue to fall victim to the scammer’s tactics, resulting in an influx of millions of USD within hours.

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To catch a scammer: Kraken builds fake crypto account to ‘bait’ fraudsters

A call-center scammer impersonating President Joe Biden attempted to steal what they thought was $450,000 worth of Bitcoin from a streamer — instead, chaos ensued.

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Yoda coin’s sudden collapse: how investors lost over $129K in Ethereum to a rug pull scam

YODA coin rug pulled and lost 100% of its value on May 5, as crypto sleuth PeckShieldAlert revealed. The project deleted its Twitter account, and the scammer already transferred over 68 Ethereum (ETH), according to PeckShieldAlert’s tweet.

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One crypto wallet launched 114 dodgy memecoins in two months

According to ZachXBT, one alleged scammer in particular launched around 114 projects in the past 45 days alone.

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Crypto Sleuth Unveils Identity of NFT Memecoin Scammer From Wallet Address Tattoo

A blockchain sleuth has revealed the identity of an NFT memecoin scammer from a tattoo of his wallet address on his back. The post Crypto Sleuth Unveils Identity of NFT Memecoin Scammer From Wallet Address Tattoo appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Ontario court documents describe kidnap, ransom, torture of $41M crypto scammer

New court filings in the case of Aiden Pleterski — the self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ of Canada — reveal previously undisclosed details of his kidnapping and torture — which occurred over three days December 2022 as a result of a botched crypto investment scheme.

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Crypto Scammer Monkey Drainer Announces Shut Down Of Criminal Operations

Hacking is no longer new in the crypto space. The industry has seen many incidents since its inception and even recorded more during the 2022 crypto winter, especially in the DeFi Sector. Yahoo Finance said the crypto sector lost almost $50 billion last year.

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Crypto phishing scammer Monkey Drainer shuts down services

According to a Telegram post on its channel, notorious crypto scammer Monkey Drainer shut down its services on February 28. The post Crypto phishing scammer Monkey Drainer shuts down services appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Phishing scammer linked to NFT thefts including BAYC

Canadian phishing scammer, Chards, has been linked to a series of NFT thefts and crypto phishing scams through their ENS address. ZachXBT, a Twitter detective, researched a Discord user, madman#9528, who became active a few weeks ago, showing off their…

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The FBI Seizes Over $260,000 In NTFs And Crypto

A crypto scammer by the name of Chase Senecal has been arrested by the FBI after they got a tip from a crypto scam investigator. The crypto sleuth, who goes by the pseudonym ZachXBT, followed Senecal and his scamming group for months.

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Crypto scammer stole $4m from Webaverse without sensitive information

According to Webaverse reports, last year, for several weeks, Webaverse was the target of a skilled scammer group posing as investors.

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FBI seizes $250k from crypto scammer previously investigated by on-chain sleuth

The FBI recently revealed that it had seized $250k worth of assets belonging to a crypto scammer. Popular on-chain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered the scammer's identity. The Federal Bureau of InveThe post FBI seizes $250k from crypto scammer previously investigated by on-chain sleuth appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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FBI Seizes NFTs from Crypto Scammer

This confiscation was the result of an investigation conducted by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, who discovered that the NFTs were obtained through a phishing scam run by Cameron Redman

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