Internet users in Russia have been targeted in an email campaign advertising the launch of an alleged cryptocurrency issued by the state. Potential victims are encouraged to follow a link to the websi...
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Federal Officials Obtain More than $3 Million in BTC from Fraudsters
Federal officials have recovered close to $3 million in stolen crypto funds. The money was taken through a fraud scheme that resulted in more than 150 bitcoin units traveling into criminal hands. Fede...
Fraudsters Created a Fake FTX 2.0 Token to Dupe Users
Scammers have created a fake FTX token, dubbed FTX 2.0, to impersonate the now-bankrupt crypto exchange less than 24 hours after the company’s new CEO announced that the platform could be revived. Acc...
UK police discover bitcoin fraudsters had ‘more money than they could spend’ – Cryptopolitan
On Friday, four individuals from Lancashire, England, were convicted of a massive crypto-related fraud worth more than $24 million. According to reports, the group made off with 445 Bitcoin amounting ...
Fraudsters Drain $2.5M in Crypto Exit Scam: CertiK Report
Less than two weeks into the new year, malicious entities have already started doing what they do best. According to the latest update by the blockchain security company CertiK, two recently created c...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Fraudsters Sentenced
Six executives who were involved in the $1.5 billion (2 trillion won) South Korean cryptocurrency exchange fraud perpetrated by V Global have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from three to eight...
How Bankman-Fried’s $250M Bail Compares to Historical Financial Fraudsters
The bail terms for Sam Bankman-Fried were not exactly unprecedented, but were much higher than the one received by the man who perhaps ran the most well-known financial scheme in history. The FT...
Biggest Crypto Fraudsters of 2022: Who Stole It Best?
The cryptocurrency market has essentially erased all the gains made throughout 2021. This massive fall was mostly triggered by a handful of crypto fraudsters in 2022. Namely, ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fr...
Binance Counters ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX — CZ Calls SBF ‘One of the Greatest Fraudsters in History’ – Coinotizia
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has countered several “wrong narratives” about the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The Binance boss c...
Cryptocurrency has become a playground for fraudsters
News involving crypto and fraud is ubiquitous in the white-collar crime sphere and, perhaps more worryingly, these fraudulent activities in the crypto sector are not limited to a single type of crime....
Binance Counters ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX — CZ Calls SBF ‘One of the Greatest Fraudsters in History’ – Featured Bitcoin News
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has countered several “wrong narratives” about the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The Binance boss c...
CZ calls Bankman-Fried ‘one of the greatest fraudsters in history’
In response to accusations over the FTX collapse, Binance’s CEO Changpeng Zhao shifted all the blame to the management, calling Sam Bankman-Fried a “fraudster” and “master manipulator” Bankman-Fried i...
The crypto billionaire who helped expose SBF’s insolvency calls him ‘one of the greatest fraudsters in history’ and accuses media and thought leaders of being manipulated
Changpeng Zhao, better known as CZ, definitely came out ahead after the meltdown of the crypto empire that was FTX—despite the fallout for the greater crypto ecosystem. The billionaire CEO of the worl...
SBF One Of The Greatest Fraudsters In History, Says CZ
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance on Tuesday called out all the wrong narratives being built around him over the recent FTX collapse. However, the alleged culprit of the horrific crash, Sam Bankman-...
Binance CEO calls Sam Bankman-Fried ‘one of the greatest fraudsters in history’
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao branded Sam Bankman-Fried “one of the greatest fraudsters in history” after his FTX crypto exchange collapsed, leaving more than a million creditors out of pocket. ...
Binance CEO blasts Bankman-Fried as ‘one of the greatest fraudsters in history’
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has refuted claims that he was the source of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange collapse. Notably, FTX was hit with liquidity crunch moments after the Binance founder stat...
Celsius’s deal with Prime Trust as fraudsters targets clients
If not understood by an extended bankruptcy, then there are court documents that tell us the whole story of the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius. A new flaw has been witnessed as the fraudsters imitati...
Fraudsters Hacked Gate.io’s Twitter Account To Run Phishing Scam
A group of hackers exploited the Twitter account of a crypto exchange, Gate io, to promote fraudulent activities. In an attempt to access the users’ wallets, fraudsters posted a fake giveaway of Tethe...
Fraudsters Launch THE Token Following Vitalik Buterin’s Proposal
Vladislav Sopov PeckShield researchers noticed that some THE tokens might be associated with honeypot contracts Contents CEX listing, 100M airdrop to Vitalik Buterin, honeypots: Be careful with THE No...
Fraudsters Fool Fans With Online Crypto Scam Feed
Cybercriminals managed to scam thousands of Apple fans with a fake cryptocurrency endorsement during the firm’s latest press event, the launch of its iPhone 14. During Apple’s “Far Out” launch event e...
SEC Charges ‘Fraudsters’ in $300 Million ‘Crypto Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme’
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 11 people for their roles in what the agency is calling a “fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme.” Forsage allegedly raised more than $300 mill...
SEC Charges 11 Fraudsters in $300M Crypto Ponzi Scheme
The US SEC notes that Forsage was running a standard pyramid scheme and earned profits by recruiting others. On Monday, August 1, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil complain...
FBI Warns Crypto Fraudsters Are Using LinkedIn To Target Victims
– Advertisement – FBI Warns Crypto fraudsters are using LinkedIn to pursue victims. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to users of LinkedIn to be vigilant a...
LinkedIn fraudsters lure victims into fake cryptocurrency investments
Judged by the FBI to be a “significant threat”, scams are abounding on LinkedIn which coax potential victims onto fraudulent platforms where their investment is stolen. Beginning with a harmless looki...
Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Accused of Willfully Failing to Act Against Onecoin Fraudsters – Coinotizia
The legal representative of victims of the Onecoin bitcoin scam operation, Jonathan Levy, has accused the Bulgarian prosecutor of deliberately failing to take action against Onecoin. The lawyer said d...
Bulgarian Chief Prosecutor Accused of Willfully Failing to Act Against Onecoin Fraudsters – Regulation Bitcoin News
The legal representative of victims of the Onecoin bitcoin scam operation, Jonathan Levy, has accused the Bulgarian prosecutor of deliberately failing to take action against Onecoin. The lawyer said d...
Scams on the Rise on Twitter as Fraudsters Use Compromised Accounts
2 hours ago | 2 mins read NFT News The impostor’s Twitter accounts generally push their followers to click on certain links. These applications often use mobile cryptocurrency wallets to trick users. ...
CFTC Nabs 2 Crypto Fraudsters Involving in a $44M Ponzi Scheme
Two suspected cryptocurrency fraudsters Sam Ikkurty of Portland, Oregon, and Ravishankar Avadhanam of Illinois have been charged by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for il...
Fraudsters Pretend to Be Coinbase Customer Support to Steal Funds
Alex Dovbnya A phishing site is attempting to scam Coinbase customers into parties way with their crypto Blockchain security company PeckShield has detected a phishing site that aims to scam Coinbase ...
Kraken’s Curtis Ting Believes There’s a ‘Special Place in Hell’ for Crypto Fraudsters
Curtis Ting – former FBI agent and current Senior Director at the crypto exchange Kraken – warned investors to be utterly cautious when trading digital assets because the space is full of scammers. In...