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Crypto Investors Lost $1 Billion in Scams during the Last 15 Months, Says FTC
Nearly 46,000 people have been affected by crypto scams since the start of 2021.
Median individual loss stood at $2,600 for the mentioned period.
Saturday, 04/06/2022 | 11:48 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
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Federal Grand Jury in San Diego Indicts BitConnect’s Founder
The jury charged Satish Kumbhani in the $2.4 billion fraudulent crypto scheme.
During its peak, BitConnect reached a market cap of more than $3.6 billion.
Saturday, 26/02/2022 | 10:27 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
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Coinbase Removes Crypto ‘Rug Pull’ Links from Its Platform
Coinbase deleted the suspected links after being reported by Reuters.
The crypto exchange intends to improve its safeguards.
Friday, 11/02/2022 | 08:24 GMT
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Nicholas Otieno
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Virtu Financials Targeted in Crypto Scams
Fraudsters are imitating Virtu representatives to trap victims.
The company has notified authorities about such rampant crypto scams.
Tuesday, 11/01/2022 | 08:37 GMT
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Arnab Shome
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Salvadorians Report Missing Bitcoin from Their Chivo Wallet
Salvadorians claim that Bitcoin has been mysteriously disappearing.
Chivo wallet is facing challenges such as bugs and technical discrepancies.
Wednesday, 29/12/2021 | 19:41 GMT
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Nova Scotia Securities Regulator Alarms against ATB CRYPTO
The commission identified ATB CRYPTO as a scam.
The regulator urges investors to be able to read signs of scams
Friday, 24/12/2021 | 16:29 GMT
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Nicholas Otieno
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US Authorities Join Mirror Trading Crypto Scam Investigation
Mirror Trading International (MTI) was one of the biggest crypto firms in South Africa.
Wednesday, 04/08/2021 | 06:27 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
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Venezuelan Authorities Detain Two Alleged LocalBitcoins Scammers
The two Venezuelans allegedly scammed around 36 people through the Bitcoin P2P platform.
Monday, 31/05/2021 | 20:38 GMT
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Nigerian Police Arrest Brisk Capital CEO for Alleged $4M Investment Fraud
The Commissioner of the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police Force said that Dominic Joshua confessed to the crime.
Tuesday, 25/05/2021 | 22:39 GMT
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CFTC Hits Mastermind of Control-Finance Bitcoin Scam with $570M Fine
CFTC has failed to locate Reynolds since it uncovered the scam in June 2019.
Friday, 26/03/2021 | 22:01 GMT
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“Jay Mazini” Indicted on Fraud Charges in Bitcoin Scheme
Victims sent more than $3 million worth of bitcoin to the Instagram celebrity, but he never fully paid in return.
Wednesday, 24/03/2021 | 20:42 GMT
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Portuguese Investors Warned to Watch Out for Instagram Scams
Today’s warning comes a few days after Portuguese authorities announced plans to probe social media influencers.
Friday, 12/03/2021 | 18:33 GMT
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Aziz Abdel-Qader
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US Charges Serbian Man for International Cryptocurrency Scam
Kristijan Krstic scammed investors through Start Options and B2G cryptocurrency investment platforms.
Wednesday, 24/02/2021 | 07:14 GMT
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South African FSCA Warns against Growing Crypto Scams
The country recently witnessed a Bitcoin scam running away with $644 million.
Thursday, 04/02/2021 | 13:24 GMT
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World’s Biggest Bitcoin Ad Scam Targeting Celebrities Shows Russian Links
The investigation report discovered that Bitcoin scammers used profiles of Chris Hemsworth and Waleed Aly to lure investors.
Tuesday, 15/12/2020 | 13:54 GMT
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US Court Fines $900K to Crypto and Forex Ponzi Scheme Operator
The perpetrators might not have enough funds or assets for total recovery.
Thursday, 05/11/2020 | 07:15 GMT
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US Regulators Hit TradeMining Operator with Crypto Fraud Charges
The probes brought to light criminal pleadings that TradeMining's mastermind didn't share with investors
Wednesday, 30/09/2020 | 18:50 GMT
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Aziz Abdel-Qader
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Indian Crypto Exchange Dupes Dozens of over $272,000
The local police have now started an investigation into the cryptocurrency exchange and its operators.
Tuesday, 22/09/2020 | 12:55 GMT
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Arnab Shome
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CFTC Files Complaint against Operators of Global Trading Club
The regulator has charged four individuals for allegedly soliciting funds from customers to speculate in BTC.
Tuesday, 15/09/2020 | 05:42 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
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US Prosecutor Seeks to Forfeit $393 Million from OneCoin Lawyer
Mark Scott is already convicted and his judgment is scheduled for October 9, 2020.
Wednesday, 02/09/2020 | 07:10 GMT
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Arnab Shome
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Bitcoin Scam in Waterloo Canada Tricks 78 Victims since January
More than CA$430,000 has been lost by victims so far this year.
Friday, 21/08/2020 | 05:05 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
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US Regulators Charge AirBit Club for Running Crypto Mining Scam
The compliant identified dos Santos and Rodriguez as founders of AirBit Club. The pair are serial scammers.
Tuesday, 18/08/2020 | 21:16 GMT
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Hong Kong Police Arrest Three Men Over $30,000 ATM Bitcoin Scam
Authorities believe the men are part of a larger group which has been scamming bitcoin ATMs.
Tuesday, 18/08/2020 | 06:02 GMT
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BitClub Programmer Pleads Guilty for $722 Million Crypto Fraud
The US prosecutors also indicted other masterminds of the scheme.
Friday, 10/07/2020 | 08:14 GMT
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Chinese Police Seize $15M in Bitcoin in a Fake Crypto Bust
The 10 arrested scammers were lavishly spending their ill-gotten cryptos.
Thursday, 09/07/2020 | 12:20 GMT
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