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The plaintiff, a Texan woman, initially blamed Binance for losing $8 million in a pig butchering scam that began on Tinder.
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The Year of the Pig is upon us, symbolizing prosperity, luck, and health. Leading crypto exchange Binance, which has set up operations in crypto-friendly Malta, hopes to capitalize on some of that good fortune with the next token sale on its Launchpad platform.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against three individuals and five companies for allegedly operating pig butchering scams – a type of confidence-enabled investment scam in which fraudsters befriend victims over text-based social media apps, gain their trust and convince them to invest large amounts of money in fictitious crypto platforms before stealing their funds and disappearing.
Investors lost a record $5.6 billion to crypto-related financial crime in 2023, up 45% from 2022, according to a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center.
The United States Justice Department has arrested two Chinese nationals behind a $73 million money laundering scheme. According to a May 17 announcement, the accused funneled illicit funds via multiple U.
Chainalysis report reveals Myanmar-based romance scammers amassing $100 million in crypto, underscoring the nexus between illicit activities and digital assets. A criminal gang based in Myanmar has netted $100 million worth of crypto from victims over the past two years…
The United States Department of Justice seized $112 million in crypto linked to six accounts involved in pig butchering scams. The post DOJ Seizes $112M in Crypto and Other Assets in Pig Butchering Scam Crackdown appeared first on BeInCrypto.