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Is the UK FCA Doing Enough to Stop Investment Scams?
According to UK Finance, investment scam victims lost £171.7 million in 2021.
The FCA says it can only prosecute fraud as a private prosecutor.
Monday, 01/08/2022 | 08:30 GMT
by
Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation
CySEC Flags Six More Unauthorized Financial Services Platforms
These are offering financial services without having received regulatory authorization.
Two of them are trying to clone legitimate brokers.
Friday, 17/06/2022 | 08:36 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
News
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
Regulation
Italy’s Consob Blocks 5 Illegal Financial Websites
The platforms were offering unauthorized financial services.
Since July 2019, Consob has ordered to block a total of 693 websites.
Thursday, 05/05/2022 | 15:26 GMT
by
Bilal Jafar
Thought Leaders
Types of Forex Scams and How to Spot Them
Forex traders should not get carried away by bogus promises.
Thursday, 10/03/2022 | 13:25 GMT
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Yotam Dar Speaks on Staying Safe from Money Remittance Operation Scams
An analysis on some of the most common types of money remittance operation scams.
Wednesday, 09/03/2022 | 19:14 GMT
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Yotam Dar
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Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Climbs 30% in 2021
The role of DeFi in illegal transactions has increased.
In 2021, cyber criminals laundered over $8.6 billion worth of digital currencies.
Thursday, 27/01/2022 | 07:13 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
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Brokeree Solutions Warns on Fake Skype Account Impersonating Them
The Estonia-based technology solutions provider noted that scammers are asking for Bitcoin payments via Skype.
Tuesday, 21/09/2021 | 16:49 GMT
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Felipe Erazo
Regulation
FCA Outlines Plan to Tackle Investment Scams
The authority is planning to reduce the number of consumers who are investing in high-risk financial products.
Wednesday, 15/09/2021 | 11:07 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
Thought Leaders
B2Broker CEO Raises Red Flag on Social Media Scams
B2Broker is very aware of the many sophisticated scams in existence.
Wednesday, 08/09/2021 | 08:22 GMT
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Finance Magnates Staff
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Australians Lose More than $70 Million to Investment Scams in H1 2021
Projected losses are set to cross $140 million by the end of 2021.
Tuesday, 24/08/2021 | 07:49 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
Retail FX
Australians Lost $328 Million to Investment Scams in 2020
The citizens lost a total of $850 million to different scams including investment, romance and business email fraud.
Monday, 07/06/2021 | 07:00 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
Brokers
Consob Blocks 5 New Illegal FX websites
The Italian regulator has blocked a total of 405 illegal websites since July 2019.
Friday, 19/03/2021 | 13:10 GMT
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Bilal Jafar
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Here's How Online Traders Can Invest Safely
As most people tend to invest via online apps and platforms, cybersecurity has become an essential part of investing.
Monday, 22/02/2021 | 11:11 GMT
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'Morris Coin' Ponzi Scheme Busted: 36-Year-Old Man Arrested in India
Police were tipped off by someone who was not directly involved in the Ponzi scheme.
Monday, 05/10/2020 | 07:00 GMT
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Rachel McIntosh
Regulation
FMA Warns of Fraudsters Impersonating Regulator in COVID-19 Scam
Scammers are impersonating the regulator, trying to exploit people affected by COVID-19.
Tuesday, 08/09/2020 | 06:43 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
Regulation
ASIC Places Seven Year Ban on BitConnect Frontman John Bigatton
Bigatton has been banned from providing financial services for seven years.
Thursday, 03/09/2020 | 03:38 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
Regulation
Binance Aids Ukrainian Police to Detect Crypto Money Launderers
Police arrested three men allegedly tied to a criminal group which laundered $42 million.
Wednesday, 19/08/2020 | 06:19 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
Brokers
Pepperstone Warns Clients of Data Breach as Fraudsters Impersonate Broker
Fraudsters are reaching out to Pepperstone clients, asking them to transfer their client funds.
Monday, 27/07/2020 | 07:28 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
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US Grand Jury Indicts PlexCoin Founder of Securities & Wire Fraud
The indictment was delivered to Dominic Lacroix, Yan Ouellet and Sabrina Paradis-Royer.
Monday, 27/07/2020 | 03:20 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
Regulation
US DOJ: Texas Man Arrested on COVID-19 Relief Fraud Charges
Some of the relief funds given to Joshua Thomas Argires were allegedly invested in cryptocurrencies.
Wednesday, 15/07/2020 | 01:47 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
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Belgium’s FSMA Warns Against Three Boiler Room Scams
According to the FSMA, these companies are not allowed to offer investment services in or from Belgium.
Thursday, 18/06/2020 | 08:57 GMT
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Celeste Skinner
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Ripple Sues YouTube for Growing ‘Scams and False Impersonations’
YouTube recently crackdown on some established crypto content creators, taking down their videos.
Tuesday, 21/04/2020 | 17:13 GMT
by
Arnab Shome
Payments
ePayments Woes Continue as Fraudsters Capitalize on Uncertainty
Third parties have been offering to help clients recover funds without authorisation.
Thursday, 13/02/2020 | 08:40 GMT
by
Celeste Skinner
Regulation
ACCC: Australians Lost $42.4m to Investment Scams in 2019
As of September 2019, Aussies had lost around $33 million.
Monday, 13/01/2020 | 08:40 GMT
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