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From Call Centers to Cryptos: India’s Scammers Don't Seem to Stop
11.8.2020
As cryptos gain ground in India and Bitcoin price spikes, Indian scammers are likely to make the most of the opportunity
Mobile Crypto Scam Targets Wealthy Indian Investors
10.8.2020
Scammers are going to greater lengths than ever to acquire other people’s crypto
Reports Claim UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ‘Pressurized’ to Remove Onecoin Scam Warning
8.8.2020
A recent episode of the popular BBC Sounds podcast the “Missing Cryptoqueen” has shown the public a very interesting view of the powerful Onecoin Ponzi. According to two witnesses the BBC interviewed, a London law firm and a reputation management company allegedly managed to get...
CryptoUnit Scam Assumption Inspired By Rampant Fraud on Investment Market
6.8.2020
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The investment industry is by far the biggest attraction for people seeking to break free from the vicious circle of salary expectations and its spending that loom like the sword of Damocles over the heads...
South African Bitcoin Investment Company Faces Fresh Scam Allegations
4.8.2020
FX Choice, a forex and crypto trading company, is making new allegations that South African bitcoin investment company, Mirror Trading International (MTI) is a multi-level marketing scam. The company says it uncovered this after researching into MTI, a firm that claims to have “118,027...
Deceived Crypto Investors Launched Their Own Scam to Recoup Losses
3.8.2020
Investors in China launched a crypto scam after being deceived themselves — and got busted by the police
Chinese Police Take Down $6 Billion Plustoken Ponzi, Arrest 109 People
31.7.2020
Chinese authorities have reportedly arrested 109 people in connection with the Plustoken Ponzi scheme. Twenty-seven of them are allegedly the scheme’s masterminds and 82 are key members. The Plustoken scammers have swindled funds worth about $5.7 billion from more than 2 million investors....
27 Key Execs at PlusToken Scam Are Reportedly Arrested
30.7.2020
PlusToken, one of the greatest exit scams in history, defrauded investors of nearly $6 billion, according to latest reports
27 Arrests as Chinese Police ‘Completely Destroy’ PlusToken Bitcoin Scam
30.7.2020
One of the most notorious and largest-scale bitcoin (BTC) scams of all time appears to have finally be taken down – with Chinese police swooping to arrest 27 suspects it said orchestrated PlusToken.
Per state-owned media outlet Chinanews, the Ministry of Public Security, China’s police authority...
Police Arrest 27 Alleged Masterminds Behind $5.7B Plus Token Crypto Scam
30.7.2020
Chinese police have arrested 27 leaders and 82 others suspected of operating the Ponzi scheme
Three Individuals Behind Alleged PlexCoin ICO Scam Charged with Fraud
28.7.2020
A new indictment came down in the case involving three Canadians behind the alleged PlexCoin ICO scam which raised $8M in 2017
Bitcoin Giveaway Scam Hits Popular Indian Youtuber
26.7.2020
A popular Indian YouTuber’s gaming channel got hacked and scammers attempted to use the old Bitcoin giveaway trick to lure people
Popular Indian Youtube Channel Hacked to Promote Bitcoin Giveaway Scam
26.7.2020
Following the massive Twitter breach that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway, a popular Indian Youtuber now claims that his Youtube channel was hacked for the same purpose. Hackers replaced some content in Carry Minati’s videos to promote a bitcoin giveaway. Popular...
1,000 People Had Access to Twitter ‘God Mode’ — 130 Accounts Targeted by Hackers
25.7.2020
More than 1,000 Twitter employees and contractors reportedly had access to Twitter’s “God mode” earlier this year, before the recent large-scale hack that saw many high-profile accounts tweet about a bitcoin giveaway. Twitter has confirmed that 130 accounts were targeted,...
How Billion-Dollar Crypto Scams Lure Victims
25.7.2020
In the past week, reports emerged that some key members of the Onecoin scam were found dead in Mexico. According to reports, the two Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra may have been kidnapped and murdered but the motives behind their murder is unclear. Onecoin is one of the biggest...
Steve Wozniak Sues Youtube, Google for Promoting Bitcoin Giveaway Scam — Youtube Denies Fault
23.7.2020
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other victims have sued Youtube and Google for allowing, promoting, and profiting from bitcoin giveaway scams. However, Youtube insists that it is not at fault for scammers using its video-sharing platform for cryptocurrency giveaway scams and other fraudulent...
AMFEIX Investors Raise Concerns About Massive Pending Withdrawal Requests
22.7.2020
Investors tell us that something has gone wrong within a once-hot crypto company
Here’s How to Check If a Bitcoin Address Is a Scam
22.7.2020
With the rapid rise in the number of bitcoin scams, there are easy ways to check if a bitcoin address has been reported as being used by scammers, such as in fake bitcoin giveaways. You can also easily report any bitcoin address associated with a scam. Check the ‘Bitcoin Abuse’ Database...
Wirecard Exec Reportedly Used Bitcoin to Move Funds to Russia
21.7.2020
Russian media reported that Marsalek is hiding in Russia with funds that he was able to transfer there with Bitcoin
Twitter Wouldn’t Be Hacked If It Were Backed by Blockchain Technology
18.7.2020
The recent Twitter hack shows us that centralized infrastructure is still vulnerable, but DIDs, SSI and blockchains can change the paradigm