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Polter hit by flash loan attack, man gets 24 years for scam: Crypto-Sec

DeFi app Polter became the victim of a “classic” flash loan exploit, and a man was sentenced to 24 years for crashing a bank with a crypto scam.

2024-11-19 00:00
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Crypto scam launderer pleads guilty to role in $73M scheme

Daren Li is looking at a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in laundering crypto in a $73 million scam.

2024-11-13 09:13
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Trump’s Coin Is About As Revolutionary As OneCoin

I don’t think Donald Trump actually changed his mind on cryptocurrency much at all since three years ago… I think he just wants in on the scam.

2024-11-5 15:41	Opinion
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Is Pi Network a genuine crypto project or a scam?

Pi Network pioneers are patiently waiting for the platform’s airdrop, which is expected to happen later this year or in 2025. However, most of them have abandoned the project since it has been around for over five years, and the token listing may be delayed.

2024-9-26 07:02
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Billionaire Behind Bars: China’s Second-Richest Man Jailed For $5 Million Crypto Scam

Yang Bin, the former second-richest man in China, has been sentenced to six years in a Singapore prison for operating a multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme disguised as a crypto investment operation. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mine Busted In Thailand Following Mysterious Power Outages The 61-year-old Chinese-Dutch national, pleaded guilty to eight charges that ranged from conspiring to […]

2024-8-27 23:00	Ponzi scheme
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No rest for Ethereum as PlusToken scam resurfaces: $2B ETH on the move

ETH faces sell-off fears after $2 billion in Ethereum transfer. PlusToken ponzi scheme linked wallets have moved after 3 years Over the last week, the crypto market has witnessed dark days.

2024-8-9 23:00	News
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FTX Co-Founders Nishad Singh And Gary Wang To Face Sentencing: Dates Announced

The stunning fall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) once-mighty FTX exchange, in November 2022, is still causing havoc in the crypto space. Nearly two years later, the legal reckoning is still ongoing as former FTX executives Nishad Singh and Gary Wang are ready to face punishment for their part in the multi-billion dollar scam. Related Reading: […]

2024-7-11 23:30
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What can be done about crypto scam ads?

Crypto scam ads promising wild riches have appeared on Facebook for years, yet there seems to be little progress in stopping them once and for all. With every passing week, the number of audacious crypto scam ads online — and…

2024-6-27 13:55	Facebook
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Evolved Ape Creators Face 20 Years for Alleged Fraud

Three UK nationals face charges for a $3 million Evolved Apes NFT scam. Promising a game, they pocketed funds. Read about the charges and what this means for investors. The post Evolved Ape Creators Face 20 Years for Alleged Fraud appeared first on NFT News Today.

2024-6-7 04:18	Top Stories
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From “Scam” to a Major US Presidential Race Talking Point — A Look at Bitcoin’s Meteoric Rise

Bitcoin was called a “scam” and a “threat to the US Dollar” by former President Donald J. Trump as late as 2021. Fast forward three years later, and he leaves no stone unturned to court the pro-Bitcoin electorate.

2024-5-21 23:26	Bitcoin News
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OneCoin Scammer Gets 4 Years Jail Sentence — Justice Served?

OneCoin, the cryptocurrency project that morphed into a notorious pyramid scheme, continues to cast a long shadow. Yesterday, Irina Dilkinska, the former head of Legal and Compliance for OneCoin, was sentenced to four years in prison by US District Judge Edgardo Ramos for her role in the multi-billion dollar scam. Related Reading: Move Over Gold, […]

2024-4-4 18:00
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Crypto Scam Artist Obliged To Pay $1.2M For NFT Theft By Impersonating Apple Support

In the latest crypto investigation by US authorities, a Los Angeles man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution to his victims for orchestrating a series of scams in which he posed as an Apple support representative and stole non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and cryptocurrency. Amir Hossein […]

2023-11-29 05:00	us crypto regulation
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OneCoin compliance head pleads guilty in multi-billion dollar crypto scam

Irina Dilkinska entered a guilty plea weeks after OneCoin co-founder Karl Sebastian Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a multi-billion dollar crypto pyramid scheme.

2023-11-10 22:11	Scam
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Broker Complaint Alert (Bca) Marks 3 Years of Successful Crypto Scam Recovery, Bringing Hope to Victims Worldwide

Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) Celebrates 3 Remarkable Years of Helping Victims of Crypto Scams Recover Their Lost Crypto. Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) celebrates 3 years of offering one of the best and most remarkable crypto recovery experiences.

2023-11-8 09:31	Press releases
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Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) Marks 3 Years of Remarkable Success in Helping Crypto Scam Victims Recover Lost Assets

Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) is celebrating a significant milestone as it completes its third year of tirelessly assisting victims of crypto scams in recovering their lost assets. According to an official announcement today, BCA has just achieved 3 years of success in the field of crypto recovery despite the numerous cases of fraudulent activities that […]

2023-11-8 01:55	Press Release
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Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) Marks 3 Years of Successful Crypto Scam Recovery, Bringing Hope to Victims Worldwide

Alpharetta, USA, November 7th, 2023, Chainwire “Just like there’s a possibility and time for loss, there’s always time for recovery” – Jenny Brown, head of the Recovery Technical Team at BCA.

2023-11-7 22:58	Press Release
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Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) Marks 3 Years of Successful Crypto Scam Recovery, Bringing Hope to Victims Worldwide

2023-11-7 21:04	Press releases
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Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) Marks 3 Years of Successful Crypto Scam Recovery, Bringing Hope to Victims Worldwide

Broker Complaint Alert (BCA) celebrates 3 remarkable years of helping victims of crypto scams recover their lost crypto.

2023-11-8 14:00	BNC insights
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OneCoin Co-Founder’s Fate: Two Decades In Prison And A $300 Million Fine

Karl Greenwood, co-founder of the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to repay $300 million. This scam, associated with the notorious “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova, defrauded millions of victims worldwide, resulting in a total loss of $4 billion.

2023-9-13 10:10
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Crypto Heayweight Accused Of $290 Million Scam Among Other Charges

Crypto Israeli investor and prominent businessman Moshe Hogeg is set to face charges for his alleged involvement in a $290 million scam, according to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday. Over the last two years, Hogeg has been investigated by the Israeli Police for allegedly duping thousands of investors through several proposed crypto businesses. Related […]

2023-8-24 01:00
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Crypto Fraudster Jailed Over $248 Million Investment Scam

Crypto fraudster Eddy Alexandre faces nine years in jail after promising returns from an AI bot on his EminiFX exchange, but instead pocketed and stole investor funds. The post Crypto Fraudster Jailed Over $248 Million Investment Scam appeared first on BeInCrypto.

2023-7-19 13:15	crypto crime
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Reggie Fowler, Ex-Minnesota Vikings Co-Owner, Gets 6 Years Jail Term For Crypto Scam

Reggie Fowler, a former owner of NFL team Minnesota Vikings, has been meted a six-year prison sentence by a New York judge because of his involvement in a crypto fraud scheme. This scheme encompassed more than $700 million in unregulated transactions carried out over a period of 10 months in 2018.

2023-6-6 10:20
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OneCoin Crypto Scam Facilitator Irina Dilkinska Faces 40 years imprisonment

Cryptocurrency regulation is getting more challenging in the United States following several cases of fraud and crashes of crypto-related firms. The regulators put up tighter measures with an intensive crackdown on fraudulent crypto schemes.

2023-3-23 21:00
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Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo Scam Was a Breakout Moment for Bad Crypto

In the past few years, crypto has cycled through a number of celebrity backers. Logan Paul is possibly the industry’s least helpful. The post Logan Paul’s CryptoZoo Scam Was a Breakout Moment for Bad Crypto appeared first on BeInCrypto.

2023-2-8 01:30	Crypto News
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Oxford PhD Student Jailed For Defrauding Investors Of $2.6 Million In Crypto

Cryptocurrency crimes are becoming prevalent and law enforcement agencies are on their toes to crack down on bad players and bring them to book. The British Royal Court recently sentenced a Ph.D. student of Oxford to four and half years in prison for a 2 million euro crypto scam on January 27. The 36-year-old student […]

2023-2-7 17:30
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$4B OneCoin scam co-founder pleads guilty, faces 60 years jail

The co-founder of the fraudulent scheme is set to be sentenced in April 2023 on charges relating to wire fraud and money laundering.

2022-12-19 08:41	Money Laundering
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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in $100M Crypto Investment Ponzi Scheme

EmpiresX’s “Head Trader” Joshua David Nicholas, 28, faces up to five years in prison for his role in the scam.

2022-9-8 22:19	policy
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UK Filed Over 34,000 Crypto Scam Reports In Last 6 Years

Along with the rise in popularity of cryptocurrency trading worldwide, there has been a significant increase in the number of crypto scams or frauds. In the UK alone, there have been 34,305 allegations of criminal behavior involving cryptocurrencies since 2016.

2022-7-16 23:00	United Kingdom
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IQ Mining Review: Is IQ Mining Scam or Legit?

Mining is a great way to understand cryptocurrency much deeper and earn money by mining cryptocurrencies. One of the most common ways of mining is hardware mining and it’s been used for 10 years.

2022-6-5 13:42	Mining
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Criminals continue to scam people with fake crypto ads on Facebook using Martin Lewis’ images

Criminals continue to use Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis’ image to defraud investors via Facebook Ads, despite Lewis settling a lawsuit with Facebook’s parent Meta over the illegal use of his photos in such scams years ago, The Independent reported.

2022-5-11 07:45	Meta
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40,000 Years For Crypto Scam: A Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Harshest Jail Time For CEO At Large

A Turkish prosecutor wants to slap the founders and executives of the Thodex cryptocurrency exchange with what could be the harshest prison sentence of all time. Bloomberg reported Friday, citing Demiroren News Agency, that the charges against Istanbul-based Thodex crypto exchange seeks sentences of up to 40,564 years for each of the 21 accused. According […]

2022-4-2 19:00
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S Korea: Former CEO of V Global gets 22 years jail over $1.9 billion scam

Seven V Global executives have been found guilty of misappropriating 2 trillion KRW ($1.9 billion) in the latest verdict on Friday, as per reports. While the six of them will serve varying jail-time oThe post S Korea: Former CEO of V Global gets 22 years jail over $1.9 billion scam appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2022-2-12 02:30	News
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IQ Mining Review [2021]: Is IQ Mining Scam or Legit?

Mining is a great way to understand cryptocurrency much deeper and earning money by mining cryptocurrencies. One of the most common ways of mining is with hardware mining and it’s being used since the 10 years.

2021-8-17 17:43	Mining
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First-Ever EOS-Based Exit Scam Mastermind to Spend More Than Four Years in Jail

Organizers of Emerald Coin (EMD) exit scam will spend four years and six months in jail

2021-7-27 17:11
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Following The Biggest Scam In Bitcoin History, South Africa To Tighten Crypto Regulation

After possibly the biggest scam in Bitcoin history, South African government moves to stiffen regulation regarding crypto assets. South Africa Responds To Bitcoin Scams Over the past couple of years, the nation has observed a series of crypto scams, including two of the biggest Bitcoin scams ever. The first of these was in 2020, when […]

2021-7-1 17:44	South Africa
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100 years down the line, 'what will be a greater scam - Dollar or Dogecoin?'

It took Neil Armstrong more than three days just to reach the moon and when he later described his experience, he said, "One small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Evidently, the Doge coThe post 100 years down the line, 'what will be a greater scam - Dollar or Dogecoin?' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2021-5-25 00:00	News
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What you need to know about this XRP scam that keeps rearing its head

The cryptocurrency sector has seen a host of scandalous scams over the years; this increases during a market-wide bull run. While a bull run always registers an uptick in new entrants and traders acroThe post What you need to know about this XRP scam that keeps rearing its head appeared first on AMBCrypto.

2021-5-6 16:00	News
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Twitter Hacker Responsible For Infamous Bitcoin Scam Sentenced To Three Years In Prison

Graham Ivan Clark, the 18-year old Tampa man responsible for hijacking several high-level accounts last year and using them to ask for BTC payments, is going to serve three years in prison following a plea agreement.

2021-3-17 01:29	xbtusd
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Hacker Behind Massive Twitter Bitcoin Scam Gets Three Years in Prison

The Florida teenager who hacked A-Llst Twitter accounts to promote a Bitcoin scam gets three years of prison time

2021-3-17 21:29
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Serbian National Arrested and Extradited to the US for His Role in a $70M Crypto Mining Case

A Serbian national has been extradited to the United States to face charges of defrauding investors out of more than $70 million through a cryptocurrency mining and binary options scam. Antonije Stojilkovic, 32, and six accomplices, who were all arrested between July and October 2020, faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted. […]

2021-2-9 09:30
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Mastermind of $147 Million Crypto ‘Scam of Epic Proportions’ Sentenced to 10 Years in US Prison

The mastermind of what the U. S. Department of Justice calls a scam of “epic proportions” has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. His crypto scheme collected over $147 million, duping 72,000 investors.

2021-1-13 16:30
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Crypto Founder Faces 10 Years in Prison Over Millions of Dollars in Exit Scam Without Paying Taxes

A cryptocurrency founder has been arrested and is facing up to 10 years imprisonment for tax evasion after running an exit scam. He allegedly made millions of dollars from his cryptocurrency and used an elaborate scheme to avoid paying taxes.

2020-12-13 05:55
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Onchain Researchers Suspect Chinese Government Sold Plustoken’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hoard Last Year

A number of masterminds from the Plustoken scam were sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding cryptocurrency investors. Last week, on November 19, a court ruling had shown the Chinese government said that it seized over $4 billion in crypto assets from the Plustoken scam.

2020-12-2 19:30
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JPMorgan stablecoin goes live, interbank group renamed to “Liink”

JPMorgan, the US bank whose CEO Jamie Dimon once called Bitcoin a scam and held a bearish stance for the cryptocurrency market, today announced the launch of its stablecoin and blockchain protocol after years in the development.

2020-10-29 03:00	Stablecoins
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Disgruntled Woman Falls for Darkweb Hitman Bitcoin Scam

A Nevada woman could get 10 years behind bars after paying $5K worth of Bitcoin to hire a hitman for her former husband

2020-9-27 14:58
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‘Bitcoin Pope’ faces up to 10 years in jail for running two crypto scams

The alleged crypto scam websites are still intact.

2020-9-8 14:28	United States
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Crypto Founder Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for $25 Million Scam

A federal court in Manhattan sentenced the founder of a $25 million ICO scam to 87 months and a fine of up to $250,000.

2020-6-17 11:44
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Investor Losses His Entire Bitcoin Savings in a Hardware Phishing Scam

In a tragic event, Eric Savics, the host of the ”Protocol Podcast” lost all his bitcoin savings — 12 BTC worth over $100k — that he accumulated over 7 years in a hardware phishing attack. “I had all of my Bitcoin stolen from me in a hardware wallet phishing scam.

2020-6-14 19:29	Bitcoin Wallets
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CZ Binance Promises to Help as Bitcoin Scam Victim, Entrepreneur, Tweets Loss of BTC Gained Over 7 Years

A victim of a hardware wallet phishing scam, an entrepreneur, has got over 12 BTC stolen and asks CT for help, CZ Binance promises to block the scammers Bitcoin address

2020-6-13 14:04
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Utah man sentenced to 3 Years in $2.9m fraud scheme

A Utah man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for orchestrating a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme that resulted in losses exceeding $2.9 million, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah.

American Bitcoin Academy founder Brian Sewell gets 3 years for $2.9M crypto fraud

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China busts $20m BTC laundering ring, will crypto stance worsen?

A Beijing court has sentenced seven people over a crypto laundering case involving $20 million in stolen funds, raising fresh questions about how China might tighten its stance on digital assets. According to local reports, at the center of the…

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