Tag: scam
SEC Accuses Utah-Based Green United of Running $18M Crypto Mining Scam
According to the SEC’s complaint, Green United and two individuals – the company’s founder, 46-year-old Utah resident Wright Thurston, and its main pr [...]
Crypto Scam in Egypt Defrauds Thousands of Investors of $620K: Report
Authorities have arrested 29 people, including 13 foreign citizens in connection with the fraudulent network known as "HoggPool."
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Aussies revealed as prime targets of Israel crypto scam syndicate
Australian residents have been identified as one the primary targets of a sophisticated network of cryptocurrency call-center scammers — which are sus [...]
California regulator launches complaint-based crypto scam tracker
The Californian Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a new crypto scam tracker to help traders and investors spot pos [...]
MetaMask issues scam alert as NameCheap hacker sends unauthorized emails
Popular crypto wallet provider MetaMask warned investors against ongoing phishing attempts by scammers attempting to contact users through NameCheap’s [...]
Dingo crypto token flagged as scam over 99% transaction fee backdoor
The research arm of cybersecurity software firm Check Point has flagged the Dingo Token (DINGO) as a “potential scam” after reportedly discovering a s [...]
Robinhood’s Twitter Account Promotes Scam Token on Binance’s BNB Chain in Unauthorized Posts
The crypto ecosystem was quick to presume that Robinhood’s social accounts, which have 1.6 million followers across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, h [...]
Hackers take over Robinhood’s Twitter account to promote scam token
An unknown group or individual has hacked the Twitter account behind crypto and stock trading platform Robinhood to push users to buy a 'new' token.Ma [...]
Singaporean ‘Forex-3D’ scam mastermind arrested on Phuket: police
A Singaporean man suspected of orchestrating a massive and audacious Ponzi scheme is in police custody on Phuket today, according to Thai pol [...]
Here’s how to quickly spot a deepfake crypto scam — cybersecurity execs
Crypto investors have been urged to keep their eyes peeled for "deepfake" crypto scams to come, with the digital-doppelganger technology continuing to [...]
Logan Paul threatens to sue Coffeezilla over CryptoZoo ‘scam’ allegations
YouTuber Logan Paul has threatened to sue fellow YouTuber and internet detective Coffeezilla for defamation after he accused Paul’s CryptoZoo nonfungi [...]
SEC Pursues $45M Scam Based in Fake Blockchain Technology
“We allege the defendants falsely claimed access to valuable blockchain technology and that the imminent sale of the technology would generate investm [...]
DeFi sees exploits and exit scam drama in the last week of 2022: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant deve [...]
Defrost Finance breaks silence on ‘exit scam’ accusations, denies rug pull
Defrost Finance, the decentralized trading platform that suffered a $12 million exploit leading up to Christmas, has denied allegations that it had “r [...]
Robocallers have upped their scam game and they’re after your crypto
Professional scam organizations are targeting cryptocurrency users following the collapse of FTX, initiating millions of automated calls and text mess [...]