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Fugitive FX Fraudster Accuses Israeli Lawyers of 100m Euro BTC Theft
2022-10-07T01:50:58.413+02:00
Jacques Vygodatsky was evading a German warrant and fleeing to Latin America.
The Belgian-Israeli accused Guy Yuval and Uri Arad of stealing 100m euros worth of Bitcoin.
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Israeli Court Unseals Names of Suspected Forex Scammers Arrested
2021-11-02T19:53:10.000+02:00
The individuals are accused of running a fraudulent scheme from Israel, Moldova, Armenia and Georgia.
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Insider Reveals an Alleged Fraudulent Binary Options Scheme from SpotOption
2021-10-04T18:06:51.000+02:00
The video recording was already submitted to Tel Aviv District Court in June.
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Cardano (ADA) Users Targeted as Latest in Series of Youtube 'Giveaway' Scams
2020-07-13T10:30:54.000+02:00
Previous giveaway scams have used BTC, ETH, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies, as well as cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Four Detained in Bulgaria in Large €80M Binary Options Fraud
2020-04-06T13:11:29.000+02:00
Three Bulgarians and one German national have been detained in Bulgaria.
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CEO of Blue Bit Banc & Co. to Pay Millions in Penalties
2019-10-25T11:42:10.000+02:00
Blake Kantor, along with other defendants, were given permanent trading restrictions.
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Lissa Mel Gets 12 Months in Prison on Yukom Binary Options Plot
2019-08-30T16:30:23.000+02:00
The Israeli citizen also was ordered by the US court jury to pay victims a restitution of $288,024.
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CFTC Launches $103m Case Against Binary Firms
2019-08-13T08:38:26.000+02:00
Four Israelis and five companies were named in the regulator's civil enforcement action
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Brokers on the Edge, Binary Practices Exposed: Editor’s Pick
2019-07-28T10:51:39.000+02:00
Stay on top of the most interesting FX and crypto news over the past week.
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US Trial Opens for Alleged Binary Options Fraudster Lee Elbaz
2019-07-16T16:05:13.000+02:00
Lee Elbaz was charged with three counts of wire fraud, and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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CFTC Attacks Social Media Scams
2019-07-03T17:54:16.000+02:00
The US regulator said that scammers "typically flaunt wealth or brag about their huge 'win' percentages"
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BBB Binary Options Scheme Operator Gets 86 Months' in Prison
2019-07-02T08:16:15.000+02:00
Blake Kantor pleaded guilty to operating a scheme to scam investors of Blue Bit Banc and Blue Bit Analytics.
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CySEC Warns Against Go Capital FX and World Binary Option
2019-05-30T08:22:50.000+02:00
The regulator states that the entities are not authorised to operate in Cyprus.
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Scharfted: DOJ Calls for Victims' Testimony in Citrades Case
2019-03-05T11:53:41.000+02:00
US authorities have requested victim statements in the run up to Ex-CEO Jason Scharf's sentencing in September
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Clone Firm of Nadex is Targeting Clients on Social Media
2019-01-24T08:57:21.000+02:00
The exchange has warned its users not to deal with the Nadex Investment Team.
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AMF Blacklists Several FX, Binary Options, and Crypto Brokers
2018-12-13T23:34:59.000+02:00
The one size fits all reasoning that the AMF gives is that these companies might be running scam operations.
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Citrades CEO Pleads Guilty to Running $8 Million Binary Option Scam
2018-11-08T23:58:27.000+02:00
Scharf was the operator of citrades.com and orchestrated advertising campaigns that lured investors to the site.
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Central Bank of Ireland: Watch out for 365BinaryOption
2018-10-11T13:57:51.000+02:00
The central bank is the latest financial institution to warn against the broker.
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TB Options Owner Sentenced to 4 1/2 Years in Jail
2018-09-10T15:19:24.000+02:00
Lee Denton defrauded his victims out of £475,000.
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FSC Warns Against 247 Options Trade for Second Time in 12 Months
2018-08-29T10:57:22.000+02:00
Someone purporting to work for the broker has been using a fake FSC license.
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Scamming the Scammed - 'Recovery Experts' Target Binary Options Victims
2018-08-27T14:37:03.000+02:00
Fraudsters are promising individuals who lost money to binary options scams that they will get their money back
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Scam Artists? FCA Issues Warning Against FX and Binary Options Brokers
2018-05-14T15:50:03.000+02:00
The British regulator warns against trading with SolidCFD, StratX, Options Stars Global and XFR Financial
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FCA Adds BECFD, SW1 Options to Warning List
2018-03-21T19:44:25.000+02:00
Companies were flagged for offering currency trading services to UK citizens without license
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FCA Updates Blacklist of Unauthorised Binary Options Brokers
2018-02-23T21:53:28.000+02:00
The list is based upon information the FCA has received from consumers and from monitoring the binary options market.
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ASIC Bans Operators of Binary Options' Managed Accounts Scam
2018-02-09T18:26:53.000+02:00
The two set up managed accounts services using fake information.
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