Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has warned investors of a “massive phishing scam via SMS.” The scammers sent SMS messages to crypto users informing them of a withdrawal request from an unknown IP addr...
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YouTuber guilty of heralding a crypto scam worth $500k
Crypto scam by Paul ‘Ice Poseidon’ Denino has led investors to give up their crypto The scam was uncovered by Coffeezilla after complaints raised from investors He admitted to withdrawing funds from...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Warns Users Of SMS Phishing Scam
CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zao has alerted users about a massive SMS phishing scam that is targeted towards Binance users. The scam of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform is redirectin...
60-Year-Old Woman Arrested over €1 Million Crypto Scam
Alex Dovbnya An elderly woman has been arrested in Ireland over a cryptocurrency scam While elderly people often become the main targets of cryptocurrency fraudsters, they could also appear on the oth...
Binance CEO alerts users of a new SMS phishing scam
TL; DR Breakdown Binance CEO warns users against SMS phishing scam CZ issued the update via Twitter Platforms have lost massive amounts to hackers in 2022 The issue of scams and hacks in the crypto se...
CZ Warns of a Massive Phishing Scam Targeting Binance Users
The CEO of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange has warned of a ‘massive’ SMS phishing scam that targets Binance users. Tweeting on Friday, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of the world’s leading crypto...
Facebook Faces Criminal Case From Australian Billionaire Over Scam Cryptocurrency Ads
Topline Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest filed a criminal case against Facebook, alleging that the social media giant failed to prevent the circulation of fraudulent cryptocurrency ads that featu...
Australian billionaire sues Facebook over scam ads
TL; DR Breakdown Australian sues Facebook over crypto scam Australian AG consented to the lawsuit Investors were scammed of millions Over the last few years, there have been several high-profile lawsu...
British Man Loses $200K in a Bitcoin Romance Scam (Report)
An anonymous UK resident reportedly parted with nearly $200,000 of his savings after a woman he messaged in a dating app conned him. The man admitted he felt so desperate after the scam that he consid...
Taxpayers alarmed by IRS notice asking them to resend their 2020 returns. Is it a scam?
Their checks to the U.S. Treasury were cashed nearly a year ago. But taxpayers say they’re now receiving letters from the Internal Revenue Service asking them to immediately file their 2020 fede...
Canadian Consumer Group Warns of ‘Exploding’ Crypto Scam Industry
The Better Business Bureau Serving Southern Alberta and East Kootenay (BBB), a Canadian consumer advocacy group, has warned against the “exploding” crypto scam industry, per Global News. “It’s kind o...
String Of Leading Crypto Youtube Channels Hacked With ‘One World Cryptocurrency’ Scam Video
Earlier this morning, a mysterious video called “One World Cryptocurrency” was posted across numerous popular crypto/ finance YouTube channels – without the owners’ permission. The video has all the a...
When We Were Young Festival’s Ticket Sale Teaches A Valuable Lesson. Random Information From The Internet Is Not Always Reliable
When We Were Young festival lineup . In this crazy world where epidemiologists compete with Tik Tok posts when trying to put out credible medical advice, it’s about time we look at a simple example of...
Crypto Scam Steals $400K In Seven Hours. Is YouTube Complicit?
Crypto scams are on the rise and the scammers are getting more sophisticated with their tactics. Some, however, have continued to use old and known tricks which have continued to garner more victims. ...
Crypto Scam Websites Attracted Millions of Indians Last Year, Chainalysis Says – Featured Bitcoin News
Indians visited crypto scam websites nearly 10 million times last year, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. The top crypto scam sites alone were visited 4.6 million times by India...
This Bitcoiner Just Lost 26 BTC Worth Over A Million Dollars To A “Michael Saylor Giveaway” Scam ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     A user has lost over $1 million in Bitcoin to crypto scammers. The fraudsters posed as Michael Saylor and offered to multiply tokens sent to them. ...
England Soccer Manager Enmeshed in Crypto Scam
Alex Dovbnya England soccer manager Gareth Southgate is lawyering up after his name became unwillingly embroiled in a crypto scam According to a report published by The Times, Gareth Southgate, the ma...
Widow of QuadrigaCX Founder Denies Knowledge of Company’s $215M Scam
Jennifer Robertson, the widow of the founder of QuadrigaCX crypto exchange, Gerald Cotten, in an interview, denied having any knowledge of the scam her husband pulled off through his company before he...
Michael Saylor impersonated to run giveaway scam
TL;DR Breakdown Michael Saylor impersonated to run giveaway scam. Saylor says he has reported over 500 fake addresses but they keep coming up. Chief Executive Officer of Business intelligence firm Mic...
BTC Worth $1.1 Million Sent to a Confirmed Michael Saylor Giveaway Scam
A confirmed scam address impersonating MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor has received over $1.1 million in bitcoin in January alone. The CEO of the NASDAQ-listed company later revealed that his team repo...
Bitcoin User Loses Record $1.1M in Scam Michael Saylor Giveaway
A bitcoin user on Saturday lost $1.14 million to online thieves posing as MicroStrategy chief executive officer Michael Saylor. The user sent the equivalent of 26.4 bitcoins (BTC) to an address confir...
Web3 Is Not a Scam, But It Can Feel Like One
Have you ever tried to play an arcade game, only to have the machine eat your quarter? That’s how I felt when I tried to play the popular Web3 game Axie Infinity—except instead of losing 25 cent...
Security Firm PeckShield Detects 50 Potential Scam Tokens on Binance Smart Chain
Blockchain security company PeckShield Inc said Thursday that it has identified more than 50 potential scam tokens on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC). PeckShield analyzed dozens of smart contracts for e...
Opinion: ‘Better than a 401(k)’? Scammer blew through more than $5 million of investors’ money earmarked for retirement
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Marco “Sully” Perez of Midland, Texas, used to tell his clients that his investment scheme was better than a 401(k). Now the U.S. District Court in...
Alert! US FTC informs possibility of new crypto scam
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a fresh fraud notice regarding the usage of cryptocurrency ATMs earlier today. According to the FTC, this fraud often comprises a QR code, a crypto ATM, and a...
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather In Hot Water After Promoting Alleged “Pump And Dump” Scam
Cosmetics billionaire and Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and a host of other celebrities, including boxer Floyd Mayweather have landed themselves in a soup after promoting a dodgy altcoin in the summe...
Kim Kardashian is Sued for Involvement in Alleged Crypto Scam
Kim Kardashian and former boxer Floyd Mayweather are being sued for promoting a little-known cryptocurrency accused of scamming. According to information from CNBC, a class action was filed against ce...
US Federal Trade Commission Warns Consumers About Falling for Crypto ATM Scam – Regulation Bitcoin News
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned consumers about scams involving cryptocurrency ATMs. “There’s a new spin on scammers asking people to pay with cryptocurrency,” the FTC described. FT...
Jaqueall Jackson Becomes Victim of Crypto Scam
A man in Fayetteville, North Carolina claims to have lost his entire life savings to a cryptocurrency scam. Jaqueall Jackson had as much as $15,000 in crypto saved up but lost it all through a scam in...
Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather sued over alleged crypto scam
Kim Kardashian arrives for the 2018 Met Gala on May 7, 2018, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather are being sued over al...