Yuri Molchan Scam Alert: somebody is impersonating Shytoshi Kusama on Twitter A Shiba Inu enthusiast @RJ_SHIBA_TX has posted a tweet to draw the attention of the SHIB army to the fact that there is a ...
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Scammer steals $2m user funds from Hope Finance
Arbitrum-based stablecoin was compromised by a well-orchestrated smart contract scam leading to users losing about $2 million from their accounts. CertiK reported the occurrence while responding to Ho...
Phishing scammer linked to NFT thefts including BAYC
Canadian phishing scammer, Chards, has been linked to a series of NFT thefts and crypto phishing scams through their ENS address. ZachXBT, a Twitter detective, researched a Discord user, madman#9528, ...
$11 M Crypto Scammer gets 5 years: Was endorsed by Steven Segal
Bitcoiin2Gen, a crypto company, was endorsed by Steven Segal. John DeMarr received 5 years in jail and a $3,513,305.41 fine. A celebrity holds a certain persona that drives people towards them. Peopl...
Crypto scammer stole $4m from Webaverse without sensitive information
According to Webaverse reports, last year, for several weeks, Webaverse was the target of a skilled scammer group posing as investors. The Webaverse team and the con artists met in Rome at the end of ...
FBI Seizes NFTs from Crypto Scammer
Alex Dovbnya This confiscation was the result of an investigation conducted by blockchain sleuth ZachXBT, who discovered that the NFTs were obtained through a phishing scam run by Cameron Redman The F...
FBI seizes $100K in NFTs from scammer following ZachXBT investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized 86.5 Ether (ETH) an two nonfungible tokens (NFTs) worth more than $100,000 from a reported phishing scammer. The alleged scammer in question, Chase...
FBI Seizes NFTs and Crypto Worth $250k From Scammer
The U.S.’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued an official notification today which involved the seizure of crypto, digital assets, and NFTs worth roughly $250,000 from at least two differ...
ZachXBT Research Helps FBI Seize $260K from Crypto Scammer
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has seized cryptos and luxury goods worth $260,000 from NFT phishing scammer Chase Senecal, aka Horror (HZ), according to a Feb. 4 forfeiture document. ...
FBI seizes $250k from crypto scammer previously investigated by on-chain sleuth
The FBI recently revealed that it had seized $250k worth of assets belonging to a crypto scammer. Popular on-chain sleuth ZachXBT uncovered the scammer’s identity. The Federal Bureau of Investigation ...
FBI seizes two NFTs from a phishing scammer worth over $100K and 86.5 ETH – Cryptopolitan
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken two non-fungible tokens (NFTs) from a phishing scammer that were worth over $100,000 and 86.5 ether. Chase Senecal, also known as Horror (HZ) online...
CertiK Claims To Discover $4.3M Porsche NFT Phishing Scammer
Web3 security firm CertiK finds $4.3 million Porsche NFT phishing con artists. Messages revealed the scammers may be identified as “Zentoh” and “Kai.” If the evidence is true, the scammer might be a F...
Pro-Russian influencer receives bitcoin donation from suspected serial scammer
Syrian-Australian conspiracy theorist Maram Susli, known online as Syrian Girl, has stepped back from social media after asking her followers for donations and receiving $127 in bitcoin from a wallet ...
Scammer sympathizes with victim, returns 75,000 XRP
In what some crypto fans describe as a “glimmer of hope”, a scammer returned all monies stolen from an XRP holder last week after the victim pleaded, asking for funds to be returned. The phishing camp...
75,000 XRP Returned by Scammer, John Deaton Praises Community Efforts
CryptoLaw founder and blockchain enthusiast John Deaton praised the XRP community after a scammer returned 75,000 XRP stolen from a user. “The very definition of community,” wrote Deaton. ...
Squid Game crypto token scammer tracked by podcasters
A recent podcast series by a journalist and tech expert traces the scammer behind the Squid Game crypto token that lured over $3 million from investors in 2021. At the climax of the popular Korean Net...
Squid Game crypto token scammer tracked down
A little over one year after countless cryptocurrency investors fell victim to the crypto scam that used the name of the popular Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) show to trick people into investing in SQUID tok...
Mutant Ape Planet scammer also probably pulled rug on Crazy Camels and Fashion Ape NFTs
Pseudonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT discovered that Aurelien Michel — the man recently charged for running the Mutant Ape Planet non-fungible token (NFT) exit scam — also pulled the rug in the Craz...
Why This Convicted Scammer Thinks SBF’s Media Apology Tour Is ‘Insincere Garbage’
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder and former Chief Executive Officer of FTX cryptocurrency exchange, appeared to have become an apologetic fellow after his company crumbled last month. It...
Crypto scammer Nicholas Truglia sentenced to 18 months in prison
United States Attorney Damian Williams announced Thursday that Nicholas Truglia, a 25-year-old hacker, has been sentenced to prison for 18 months. Truglia was sentenced to jail by United States Federa...
Crypto Scammer Coin Signals Ordered to Pay $2.8 Million to Victims
The American authorities ordered Jeremy Spence (a.k.a. “Coin Signals”) to pay over $2.8 million in restitution to victims of his cryptocurrency fraud. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced the...
Crypto guru warns users of “known scammers” as Vitalik Buterin lauds former crypto scammer – crypto.news
Inventor of Uniswap Hayden Adams has told his users to be wary of “known scammers” trying to reform. Meanwhile, Vitalik Buterin praised former crypto scammer Mark Karpelès for his reforming strategy. ...
NFT Scammer Fined $275,000
Denver man Tyler Gaye, also known as NFT Machine, has been ordered by a judge to pay a total of $275,000 to the seven investors he had scammed by taking their money and not sending the promised NFTs. ...
U.S. Government Seizes $3.4 Billion Worth of Bitcoin from Silk Road Scammer
Alex Dovbnya The U.S. government has announced its second-largest cryptocurrency seizure to date The U.S. Department of Justice has seized 50,676 Bitcoin ($3.36 billion) from an individual known as Ja...
Notorious Scammer “Monkey Drainer” Steals $1 Million in ETH, Here’s How
Arman Shirinyan Scammer gained access to wallets with help of phishing websites Over the past 24 hours, one of the most popular scammers in the NFT and crypto industry, “Monkey Drainer,” s...
Phishing Scammer ‘Monkey Drainer’ Steals $1 Million In Crypto In Past 24 Hours
Phishing scams are increasingly becoming a pain in the arse in the crypto space. Cybercriminals are stepping up their game with one objective: to drain crypto wallets of thousands — if not millions — ...
Bitcoin scammer posed as McDonald’s owner to steal $1.5M
A scammer has pleaded guilty this week to defrauding victims of up to $1.5 million by pretending to be a bitcoin investor, ex-Navy SEAL, and a McDonald’s owner. Yesterday’s press release described how...
Spice Girl Mel B targeted by wannabe crypto scammer
Former Spice Girl Mel B — ‘Scary Spice’ to her friends — was this week at the center of a crypto scam that targeted her “A-list contacts” and tried to get them to deposit charity donations through Bin...
Jail for scammer who targeted the elderly and laundered funds with crypto
Listen to this article. A scammer who took part in a “heartbreakingly evil” scam that stole money from the elderly and used crypto to launder the funds has been sentenced to nearly four years in priso...
Crypto Scammer Who Defrauded League of Legends Developer Jailed for 10 Years
Alex Dovbnya Singaporean who stole identity of League of Legends founder to mine crypto has been jailed for 10 years Matthew Ho, a 32-year-old resident of Singapore, has been jailed for 10 years after...
Scam Alert: Beware Of This Fake Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) Scammer Trying To Steal From People
– Advertisement – Beware Of This Fake Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) Scammer. The crypto space is known to be a huge playing field for scammers who capitalize on the fact that stolen cryptocurr...