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Americans are losing more money to crypto scams than ever
Americans lost $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, a 45% increase, the FBI said.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Scammers are using crypto ATMs and impersonating everyone from law enforcement to utility workers to steal money, the FTC warns
"Nobody from the government, law enforcement, utility company, or prize promoter will ever tell you…
Carla Mozée
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Cryptocurrency scams using ATMs and QR codes are on the rise, the FBI warns
Criminals send victims to a cryptocurrency ATM to buy coins. Then the victims use a QR code associa…
Jason Ma
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What are ‘vishing scams’ that start with a Namaste and end with monetary losses
vishing is a type of phone scam where the fraudster takes advantage of human error by calling and a…
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I tried to use a crypto ATM. Here's what happened and why I won't do it again.
I deposited $20 into the crypto ATM and later received $13.22 in bitcoin after fees. Critics of cen…
Morgan Chittum
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Russians trying to help the Kremlin are being scammed into throwing Molotov cocktails at its offices and cars instead: reports
Most of the would-be arsonists were senior citizens, local media reported. Some were told they were…
Matthew Loh
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El Salvador is pushing for the use of Bitcoin with ATMs, digital wallets and free money — but participation is not ‘mandatory’
El Salvador’s President, Nayid Bukele, is leaving no stone unturned in trying to get the country’s …
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An entrepreneur told police he was tortured for several hours by masked criminals attempting to steal his bitcoin millions
Zaryn Dentzel reportedly told police that an organized gang tied and gagged him before escaping wit…
Zahra Tayeb
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Elon Musk impersonators have stolen more than $2 million through crypto scams, FTC says
Since October 2020, nearly 7,000 people have reported losses of more than $80 million - 12 times mo…
Isabelle Lee
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Australian bartender tells the story of how he once spent $1.6 million in 5 months after discovering an ATM glitch
The bartender made transfers back and forth between his accounts and withdrew money without the ban…
Jessica Snouwaert
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SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank, PNB and the Indian IT department targeted in phishing scam
Cyber criminals are trying to lure Indian users into revealing important personal information with …
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I lost $2,500 in an identity theft phone scam. Here are 9 red flags I missed.
Like most salesmanship, the scam worked best when I wanted to believe it - that I was helping him c…
Sam Fellman
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Thieves are stealing cash from ATMs using an iPod Nano and a piece of plastic
Once the PIN has been captured, criminals use a piece of plastic planted in the card slot of the AT…
Lucy England
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George Santos was 'in charge' of a credit card fraud scheme, former roommate alleged, contradicting what the congressman previously said about his role in the case: report
Rep. George Santos's former roommate was convicted in 2017 and deported to Brazil for his involveme…
Lloyd Lee
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China has released its list of top five sources of online fraud in 2022
We truly want to believe that the internet is a safe place but we all know that humans can become a…
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Google Pay Dos and Don’ts to keep fraudsters away in 2022
Google Pay is one of the most used payment apps in India. The California-based search giant introdu…