US Charges Serbian Man for International Cryptocurrency Scam Kristijan Krstic scammed investors through Start Options and B2G cryptocurrency investment platforms.
South African FSCA Warns against Growing Crypto Scams The country recently witnessed a Bitcoin scam running away with $644 million.
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.
US Court Fines $900K to Crypto and Forex Ponzi Scheme Operator The perpetrators might not have enough funds or assets for total recovery.
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
Indian Crypto Exchange Dupes Dozens of over $272,000 The local police have now started an investigation into the cryptocurrency exchange and its operators.
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.
US Prosecutor Seeks to Forfeit $393 Million from OneCoin Lawyer Mark Scott is already convicted and his judgment is scheduled for October 9, 2020.
Bitcoin Scam in Waterloo Canada Tricks 78 Victims since January More than CA$430,000 has been lost by victims so far this year.
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.
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.
BitClub Programmer Pleads Guilty for $722 Million Crypto Fraud The US prosecutors also indicted other masterminds of the scheme.
Chinese Police Seize $15M in Bitcoin in a Fake Crypto Bust The 10 arrested scammers were lavishly spending their ill-gotten cryptos.
Texas Securities Regulator Accuses Mirror Trading of Fraud In particular, Commissioner Travis J. Iles claims the company is a multilevel marketing scheme.
ASIC Reports 20% Uptick in Investment Scams During COVID-19 The regulator received 20% more reports of misconduct from March to May of 2020 year-on-year.
ACCC: Aussies Lost More than US$435.2 Million in 2019 Out of the $634 million lost in 2019, $126 million of that was lost to investment scams
Elon Musk’s Fake Vanity Bitcoin Addresses Receive $2 Million These addresses are hard to come by, so they show some authenticity.
Philippines DOF Warns Against Crypto Scam Bitcoin Revolution Bitcoin Revolution has been falsely using the name of the country’s Finance Secretary.
Chinese Police Nab 12 for Scamming OTC Crypto Investors The fraudsters defrauded investors for millions in local fiat.
How is COVID-19 is Transforming the Crypto Fraud Landscape? The coronavirus has created a perfect storm of fear, altruism, & free-flowing cash for malicious crypto fraudsters.