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Squid Game-Inspired Crypto Price Plunges to Zero, Concerns on Alleged Scam
2021-11-02T23:38:07.000+02:00
The SQUID token price managed to skyrocket to over 75,000% prior to its collapse.
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Swipe, Invest, Scam: FSMA Warns against Investment Fraud on Dating Apps
2021-10-27T12:54:19.000+02:00
Fraudsters are trapping victims on dating apps using fake profiles.
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26 Israelis Nabbed for FX/Crypto Scam Released, Overseas Busts Continue
2021-10-12T10:59:47.000+02:00
The Cypriot authorities reportedly arrested one person in connection with the racket.
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26 Israelis Arrested in a Massive Crypto Fraud Bust
2021-10-06T09:41:32.000+02:00
The scheme was mostly targeting US residents.
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Deep-Fake Andre Cronje Imposter Defrauded Crypto Startup
2021-08-04T14:04:34.000+02:00
Is it the beginning of a new kind of crypto fraud?
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Swedish Man Gets 15 Years in Jail for $16 Million Fraud
2021-07-09T08:30:23.000+02:00
He offered a ‘risk-free’ investment with promises of a 450-fold return.
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Lawsuit Alleges $250 Million Israeli ICOs to Be Scams
2021-05-31T14:56:47.000+02:00
The plaintiffs are now seeking $16.1 million in damages for their investment in these ICOs.
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Crypto Scams Are Going Rampant in Nigeria
2021-03-04T10:28:01.000+02:00
Scammers are targeting people on Instagram, promising high returns on crypto investments.
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US Charges Australian Man for $90 Million Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Scam
2021-02-05T09:20:10.000+02:00
Stefan He Qin stole millions of dollars through Virgil Sigma Fund and VQR Multistrategy Fund.
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Swipe Left: Financial Scammers are Trapping Victims on Tinder
2020-12-03T12:45:18.000+02:00
Scammers are disguising themselves as 'financially-independent charming women' to trap victims.
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New Zealand’s FMA Warns against Rising Investment Scams
2020-11-19T09:23:24.000+02:00
It flagged 61 scams in the past seven months, compared to the previous year’s 40 scams.
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Ledger Users Lost 1.1 Million XRP to Scammer
2020-11-06T14:47:22.000+02:00
The website looked legitimate compared to the original website.
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OneCoin Lawyer Mark Scott Banned from Practicing Law in New York State
2020-11-02T10:02:52.000+02:00
Scott reportedly laundered $400 million for 'CryptoQueen' Ruja Ignatova, $50 million of which he collected in fees.
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Royal Takes Action against Fraudulent Sites
2020-10-08T09:54:28.000+02:00
Royal has operated within a strong and secure corporate governance framework for close to 15 years.
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'Morris Coin' Ponzi Scheme Busted: 36-Year-Old Man Arrested in India
2020-10-05T09:00:26.000+02:00
Police were tipped off by someone who was not directly involved in the Ponzi scheme.
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Retail FX
Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against Rising Recovery Room Scams
2020-09-28T14:40:44.000+02:00
These fraudsters target the existing victims of fraudulent investment schemes.
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FINRA Warns Member Firms Against Imposter Domain Name
2020-08-13T07:01:11.000+02:00
FINRA has requested that the Internet domain registrar suspend services for “finnra.org”.
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Celeste Skinner
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'Year of the Phish'? Socially-Engineered Attacks Populate Crypto in 2020
2020-08-06T12:55:11.000+02:00
Are socially-engineered attacks becoming more popular? And if so, what can be done?
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ACCC: Aussies Lost More than US$435.2 Million in 2019
2020-06-22T09:45:04.000+02:00
Out of the $634 million lost in 2019, $126 million of that was lost to investment scams
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After COVID-19, 2020 Could Be the Biggest Year Yet for Crypto Scams
2020-06-05T09:49:16.000+02:00
With COVID-19 in the air and heightened anxiety in the world, crypto scams could gain unprecedented power.
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SVS Securities’ Recovery Scam Surfaces, Administrators Warn
2020-05-07T18:02:38.000+02:00
The scam comes shortly after a plan for distributing the assets of SVS Securities was submitted to win court approval.
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Investment Managers Expect Covid-19 Related Scam Spike
2020-04-29T13:55:06.000+02:00
Investment Association warns savers of financial crime during the pandemic
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New Zealand’s FMA Warns Against Profit Bitcoin
2020-04-06T11:47:04.000+02:00
The platform resembles classic get-rich-quick scams.
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Fake Ledger Chrome Extension Crypto Scam May Have Stolen Up to $2.5M
2020-03-30T09:22:02.000+02:00
A Reddit user who was victimized by a scam Ledger wallet saw her funds sent to a $2.5M XRP whale.
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HitBTC Scammers Get Two Years in Prison in the US
2020-03-18T12:05:11.000+02:00
Both plead guilty to all the charges brought against them.
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