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Crypto scammers stole nearly $60m from 20 victims in H1 2024, data shows

Phishing scammers made over $300 million across EVM chains by targeting around 260,000 victims, data compiled by Scam Sniffer shows. The first half of 2024 was yet another profitable period for phishing scammers as they stole $314 million worth of…

2024-7-6 10:52	phishing
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Law firm impersonators target crypto scam victims, FBI alarms

The FBI has issued a public warning that fraudsters posing as lawyers are contacting crypto scam victims, promising to help recover their lost funds. Bad actors may be using social media and other messaging platforms to impersonate law firms, contacting…

2024-6-26 11:57	Fraud
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US authorities bust $73M crypto scam, make two arrests

The scammers convinced victims to transfer millions of dollars into U.S. bank accounts, which were then used to launder the illicit funds.

2024-5-18 12:52
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Over $20M in bridged Ether returned to ZKasino wallet

Over $20M in bridged Ether returned to ZKasino wallet weeks after alleged exit scam, renewing hope for victims as authorities investigate the incident. The post Over $20M in bridged Ether returned to ZKasino wallet appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

2024-5-9 10:28	DeFi
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New job recruitment crypto scam surfaces in India

Indian crypto investors are witnessing a new sort of cryptocurrency scam where bad actors are masquerading as job recruiters and duping their potential candidates, or in this case, victims. Naved Alam, a 22-year-old resident of Pune, India, saw INR 2.5…

2024-4-3 15:01	India
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Crypto Redemption: US Attorney’s Office Takes Action, Seeks Return Of $2.3M To 37 Scam Victims

In a recent development, the United States Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts has taken legal action to reclaim $2. 3 million in crypto assets and return it to 37 victims who fell prey to online scams and fraud.

2024-3-14 21:00	us crypto regulation
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Files Civil Forfeiture Action to Return $2.3M in Crypto Tied to 37 Scam Victims

The United States Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts filed a civil forfeiture action on Wednesday aimed at returning $2.3 million in cryptocurrency to 37 victims of online scams and fraud.

2024-3-14 23:33	DOJ
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Dating app encounter leads to $450,000 cryptocurrency romance scam

Shreya Datta, a tech professional from Philadelphia, was defrauded of nearly $450,000 through a cryptocurrency romance scam known as “pig butchering.” A new scam involving fraudsters who feign romantic interest to trick victims into investing in cryptocurrencies is gaining in…

2024-2-27 14:44	Cryptocurrency
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MicroStrategy’s X account hacked, $440k drained from victims via fake MSTR airdrop

Hackers breached MicroStrategy’s X account, sharing a scam link that led to the theft of nearly $500k in crypto. MicroStrategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, fell victim to a cyberattack on its X account on Feb. 26, with hackers…

2024-2-27 10:30	MicroStrategy
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Scammers target victims with real crypto in new address poisoning attack

Blockchain analysts alarm about a novel attack vector, where bad actors are poisoning addresses with real crypto. Cyvers’ analysts have issued a warning about a newly identified phishing scam targeting crypto users, particularly those dealing with Ethereum (ETH). According to…

2024-2-17 11:15	ethereum
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Crypto Scam Victims File Arbitration Demand Against Coinbase

Disgruntled users are taking legal action against Coinbase exchange after being scammed by fraudsters

2022-10-15 19:00
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New crypto scam targets tech savvy individuals

A San Francisco Examiner report has revealed that two tech-savvy individuals were victims of an elaborate crypto scam that led to the loss of $2.5 million. The post New crypto scam targets tech savvy individuals appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2022-6-4 09:00
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Crypto Scam Victims to Recover Their Funds with MetaMask's New Collaboration

Thanks to partnership with Asset Reality, MetaMask will create a mechanism for recovering stolen assets

2022-5-27 17:38
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New Zealand Police investigate allegedly fraudulent crypto platform Quwiex

The Auckland City Financial Crime Unit is investigating Quwiex Limited, a self-proclaimed crypto platform, after multiple reports from victims that the platform is a scam, according to an RNZ report.

2022-5-24 02:30
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U.S. Senator Says Terra Investors May Be Victims of Fraud

Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey believes that the failed blockchain project may be a scam

2022-5-23 23:31
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Shiba Inu Developer Issues Scam Warning

One of the leading Shiba Inu developers has warned about a scam token that is attempting to part unsuspected victims with their money

2022-4-23 22:07
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New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday it says defrauded more than a dozen victims out of a total of $1.8 million in a long-running crypto mining scam.

2022-4-22 21:12	policy
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Scam Alert: PeckShield Discloses Honeypot Scam with Thousands of Victims

ZTZDao's core asset ZTZ is most likely a honeypot scam, as unveiled by PeckShield experts

2022-4-20 16:12
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Manchester police returned over $25 million in stolen cryptocurrency to scam victims

In the last 18 months the police in Manchester, the home of the two of the most famous football teams in the world, have returned over $25 million to victims of a global crypto scam. The post Manchester police returned over $25 million in stolen cryptocurrency to scam victims appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2022-3-27 03:00	Crime
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President of Fake UN Affiliate Convicted of Fraud in Crypto Scam

Asa Saint Clair was convicted of wire fraud for devising an investment scheme that swindled hundreds of thousands of dollars from more than 60 victims.

2022-3-18 19:03	Business
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Crypto Scam Steals $400K In Seven Hours. Is YouTube Complicit?

Crypto scams are on the rise and the scammers are getting more sophisticated with their tactics. Some, however, have continued to use old and known tricks which have continued to garner more victims.

2022-1-22 20:00
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Crypto community shows lack of empathy for victims of MetaMask token scam

Up to 400 people fell victim to a scam involving the yet-to-be-released MetaMask token, resulting in the loss of hundreds of Ethereum. The post Crypto community shows lack of empathy for victims of MetaMask token scam appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2021-12-31 16:00	#scams
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U.S. Government To Sell $56 Million Worth Of Crypto Seized In BitConnect Case

The U.S. government is set to sell crypto that was seized from the BitConnect case in 2018. The scam which had been carried out in the space of a year is the biggest ever in the crypto space, with over $2 billion lost by victims home and abroad. It was one of the most prominent […]

2021-11-19 23:30	Cryptocurrencies
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Huh Token Is Still a Scam, Proof of Email Harassment

After my report last week about Huh token being a scam, the team behind the token decided to launch an aggressive marketing campaign on a variety of news publications in an attempt to lure more victims for their scheme.

2021-11-12 02:16
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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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Founder Behind Alleged $2.3 Billion Bitcoin Scam Pushes Against Victims’ Claims

The founder of an investment platform accused of stealing $2.3 billion in bitcoin has resurfaced to push back on those claims.

2021-6-30 19:40	South Africa
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Inside The Scam: Victims Of Ledger Hack Are Receiving Fake Hardware Wallets

A new attack vector following the Ledger data breach of July 2020 involves sending convincing but fake hardware wallets to victims.

2021-6-17 19:47	hack
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Ledger faces class action from phishing scam victims

Ledger and Shopify are facing a class-action lawsuit over sensitive information regarding 270,000 of Ledger’s customers that was stolen by Shopify employees.

2021-4-9 08:56	hack
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Apple App Store scam sees users losing $1.6 million in Bitcoin

Apple users have lost over $1. 6 million worth of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to hackers after falling victims to a sophisticated phishing attack involving a fake version of the popular Trezor wallet on the firm’s ‘App Store,’ reported the Washington Post on Tuesday.

2021-4-1 19:00	btcusd
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Malaysian Duo Charged Over Bitcoin Investment Fraud

Two men have been accused of defrauding 3 women in a scam disguised as a bitcoin investment scheme. The pair allegedly swindled more than 150,000 Malaysian ringgits (almost $37,000) from their victims and now face a plethora of punishments under the country’s stiff penal code if convicted.

2021-2-4 14:15	xbtusd
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Europol seizes Bitcoin, XRP, ETH in scam operation allegedly involving over 1,000 victims

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, better known as Europol together with law enforcement agencies in Spain had a breakthrough in an investigation of a company based out of Andorra The post Europol seizes Bitcoin, XRP, ETH in scam operation allegedly involving over 1,000 victims appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2021-1-29 02:00	BTC Trading View
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Mastermind of Bitcoin Mining Ponzi Scheme Extradited to the US: $20 Million in Victims’ Funds Laundered

The US government says it has extradited Gutemberg Dos Santos, the co-founder of the Airbit Club Ponzi scheme from Panama and he now awaits his trial in a Manhattan court. Dos Santos is facing charges relating to his role in perpetuating a “cryptocurrency” scam which defrauded victims of “tens of millions of dollars.

2020-12-1 16:15
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Large Number of XRP Scam Victims Reported Over Past Two Days: XRP Forensics

XRP Forensics has reported a substantial inflow of reports from XRP scam victims who lost their coins over the past two days, owners of hardware wallets are targeted

2020-11-28 14:52
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8,000 Bitcoin Scam Victims Get Refunds From US Regulator

The U. S. Federal Trade Commission is refunding about 8,000 victims who lost money from investing in two bitcoin scams. The fraudulent schemes promised that investors could turn their cryptocurrency payments of about $100 into $80,000 in monthly income.

2020-11-8 01:30
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Crypto investors in UK allege to be victims of $3M 'staking' scam

Several cryptocurrency investors in the UK claimed to have lost hundreds of thousands of pounds in a so-called Lyfcoin crypto project which they believe to be a scam according to a local news report.

2020-10-30 19:00	Trading View
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Kate Winslet to act in Hollywood flick showing $4 billion Ethereum scam OneCoin

Kate Winslet is scheduled to star in an upcoming Hollywood movie chronicling the rise and fall of OneCoin, a notorious Ethereum-based Ponzi scheme that raked in $4 billion from victims worldwide. The post Kate Winslet to act in Hollywood flick showing $4 billion Ethereum scam OneCoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

2020-10-12 14:54	#scams
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IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson Blamed for Crypto Scams on YouTube, Urges Platform to "Wake Up"

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is unhappy about accusations from Cardano scam victims and urges YouTube to wake up and start witch hunting them

2020-9-16 13:22
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OneCoin $4 Bln Bitcoin Fraud Victims and Co-Mastermind Ignatov Agree On Settlement

Investors who put their funds in OneCoin in what later proved to be a Bitcoin scam have agreed to a settlement with scam co-mastermind Konstantin Ignatov

2020-8-8 18:46
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How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims

In the past week, reports emerged that some key members of the Onecoin scam were found dead in Mexico. According to reports, the two Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra may have been kidnapped and murdered but the motives behind their murder is unclear.

2020-7-25 08:32
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Steve Wozniak Sues Youtube, Google for Promoting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam — Youtube Denies Fault

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its video-sharing platform for cryptocurrency giveaway scams and other fraudulent schemes.

2020-7-24 20:30
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It’s Not Too Late for Some Victims of the Twitter Scam to Get Their Money Back

The countdown clock has expired for many, but not all.

2020-7-17 20:09	#twitter
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Elon Musk?s and Bill Gates' Twitter Accounts Get Hacked to Advertise Bitcoin Giveaway Scam

Mysterious Twitter hacks rage on, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates becoming the latest victims

2020-7-16 23:46
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Bitcoin Giveaway Scammers Impersonating US Comedian Joe Rogan Just Grabbed BTC from Victims: Whale Alert

Whale Alert has reported that a Bitcoin giveaway scam impersonating US comedian Joe Rogan has received some successful transactions, carrying BTC

2020-7-6 14:28
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Another Bitcoin Scam Hits Canada

A local store owner in Winnipeg reported that several of his customers were victims of a Bitcoin scam.

2020-6-20 23:21	#scams
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Phishing scam steals secret keys of XRP users using homoglyph domain

Scammers have stolen over 2,100,000 XRP by luring victims with the false promise of... The post Phishing scam steals secret keys of XRP users using homoglyph domain appeared first on Coin Journal.

2020-6-17 15:27	XRP
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Crypto Trader Tone Vays Mocks Steem Drama, Calls Platform Scam Since Inception

Seasoned trader and analyst Tone Vays knows no mercy for the victims of the new Steem vs Tron drama. He is remembered for his profound skepticism of Steem products.

2020-5-25 17:48
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OneCoin Plaintiffs Succeed in Reopening the Class-Action Against the Ponzi Scam

Victims of the fraudulent cryptocurrency, OneCoin, have recently persuaded the Judge to reopen the case reports BehindMLM. As per the claims made, a letter expressed the viewpoints of both plaintiffs and defendants.

2020-5-5 19:45	Legal & Regulation
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Wells Fargo Advisors Facing Class-Action Lawsuit for Facilitating $35 Million Crypto Ponzi Scam

In a crypto Ponzi scam that saw 150 US investors lose $35 million, Wells Fargo Advisors has been mentioned in a class-action lawsuit filed by the victims. Wells Fargo Advisors is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo and ranked as number nine in the list of the largest brokerage firms in the United States. The firm […]

2020-4-8 00:35	Wells Fargo
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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’s Dark Side: Funds To Suspected Human Traffickers Climb 85% In 2025

Crypto transfers tied to suspected human trafficking networks surged 85% year over year in 2025, according to Chainalysis. Related Reading: Bitcoin’s Fall Forces Crypto Lender BlockFills To Halt Withdrawals – Here’s Why Reports say the total volume reached hundreds of millions of dollars across services that investigators have linked to forced labor operations, prostitution rings, […]

Crypto Hack Losses Fell 60% In December, New Data Shows

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