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A teen accused of a $36.5 million crypto theft used some of it to buy a rare gaming username — which the police used to track him down
The victim, who lives in the US, was the target of a cell phone scam known as SIM swapping.
Carla Mozée
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Chinese crypto addresses have sent over $2 billion to scammers in the last 2 years, report says
Transactions, however, have since fallen due to the absence of large-scale Ponzi schemes like the P…
Isabelle Lee
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Taiwan police arrest 14 suspects who allegedly ran a crypto scam worth $5.4 million, report says
14 people have reportedly been arrested by police in Taiwan in connection with a $5.41 million cryp…
Emily Graffeo
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Police seize $2.7 million of crypto from a British teenager in a credit card fraud scheme
Lincolnshire Police seized more than 48 bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from a boy engaging in o…
Carla Mozée
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Two men arrested in Estonia for $575 million cryptocurrency laundering scheme
The indictment comes at a volatile moment for the crypto industry, as the market has plummeted and …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Teenager accused of hacking Elon Musk, Kanye West, and Joe Biden on Twitter sentenced to 3 years in juvenile prison
The teen, Graham Ivan Clark, was accused of orchestrating a breach of high profile Twitter accounts…
Palmer Haasch
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How scammers use deepfakes of celebs to steal millions from fans
Scammers in Australia are using deepfakes of Steve Irwin's son and other celebrities to trick fans…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Indian Bitcoin guru arrested for ₹2000 crore ponzi scheme
This is the first enforcement case investigation report (ECIR) to submitted in India under the P…
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Tornado Cash was the preferred 'laundering tool' for most NFT scammers before it was sanctioned by the US Treasury, says Elliptic
The crypto mixing platform was the "laundering tool of choice" for 52% of NFT scammers, Elliptic En…
Phil Rosen
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Cryptocurrency fraud is rampant. Here’s how to protect yourself as a crypto investor.
The Federal Trade Commission released a new report Monday on cryptocurrency fraud and tips to prote…
Annabelle Williams
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FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried calls for tougher regulations to tackle crypto scams, following arrests linked to $4.5 billion bitcoin hack
The 29-year-old crypto billionaire said stricter rules are needed to stop "scams, ponzi schemes and…
Harry Robertson
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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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A Hong Kong fashion executive thought she was adopting a kitten from Thailand. She ended up losing $764,000 in a Bitcoin scam.
The 58-year-old woman was conned into paying more than $764,000 to a scammer via 40 separate crypto…
Matthew Loh
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US investors reported over $50 million in losses from crypto scams to the Federal Trade Commission in the first quarter
US investors reported a roughly 80% increase in crypto scam losses since the fourth quarter of 2020…
Will Daniel
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A crypto trader who referred to himself as 'Coin Signals' was slapped with a 42 month prison sentence for defrauding 170 people
Jeremy Spence was convicted of soliciting $5 million by pretending his crypto trades were far more …
Cheryl Teh
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Here's how much cryptocurrency scammers are making by ripping off 'greedy' investors
Anna Wu, the founder of Crypto Aware, told Business Insider: "Cryptocurrency is receiving more and …