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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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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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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
ICOs
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
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Arnab Shome
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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
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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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FCA: Investment Complaints Remain Steady in H1 of 2019
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Thursday, 17/10/2019 | 11:28 GMT
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New Zealand’s FMA Labels JJ Lloyd as Potential Scam
Hong Kong’s SFC and Austria’s FMA has also warned against the entity.
Wednesday, 14/08/2019 | 07:29 GMT
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CySEC Impersonators Target Traders
Fraudsters are asking for money so they can 'retrieve' funds lost to forex brokers
Monday, 12/08/2019 | 12:57 GMT
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Monday, 10/06/2019 | 09:05 GMT
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ASIC Flags OneCoin Limited as Potential Crypto Scam
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Tuesday, 28/05/2019 | 07:18 GMT
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BaFin Clamps Down, Flags 3 Cannabis Shares CFD Providers
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Friday, 24/05/2019 | 13:36 GMT
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FCA: Forex, Crypto Scams Cost Brits £27 Million Last Year
The British regulator is going to launch a new campaign - ScamSmart - to tackle fraud on social media
Monday, 20/05/2019 | 23:01 GMT
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Belgium’s FSMA Crypto Warning List Hits 120 Websites
Today the regulator has added seven websites to the list, based on consumer complaints.
Thursday, 04/04/2019 | 09:28 GMT
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CONSOB Continues to Watch for Scams, Flags 8 Entities
Of the eight firms, four operate in the cryptocurrency space and three offer FX trading.
Monday, 18/03/2019 | 13:11 GMT
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FSMA Judgement on GTI Net is Upheld in Brussels Court
In 2017 the regulator warned investors to not invest with GTI Net as it looked like a Pyramid scheme.
Friday, 22/02/2019 | 09:03 GMT
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SFC Remains Vigilant with Scams, Flags Redsolarcapital.Com
According to the warning, www.redsolarcapital.com, is a “suspicious website”.
Wednesday, 20/02/2019 | 08:54 GMT
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FSMA Outs Suspected Scams Disguised as Trading Platforms
The regulator has warned against five entities of which it has received complaints against from Belgian residents.
Tuesday, 19/02/2019 | 11:05 GMT
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30 Victims Lose $1.34 Million in CryptoMining.Farm Scheme
Thai police believe the total number of victims is 140 people.
Tuesday, 19/02/2019 | 08:24 GMT
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