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Results for Scam, Crime, Crypto

12 stories, newest first

Jan 7 — Cambodia, Crime

Billion-dollar scammer Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China

Chen Zhi is head of the Prince Group and had previously laundered around $15B in BTC, revealed to have been seized in October.

Crypto scammer reported to ICE after stealing cancer patient’s treatment fund

The crypto scammer was reported to ICE after he tricked a stage-four cancer patient into playing a malware-ridden Steam game.

Nov 28, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

Apple support imposter to pay back $1.2M after stealing NFTs and crypto

Amir Hossein Golshan used Apple's official support line number to gain victims' trust, hack into their iCloud account, and steal crypto.

Sep 11, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

UK-registered crypto scam stole $76M from Thai investors

As part of an investigation into the suspects, Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office has seized property worth 585 million baht ($16.5M).

Sep 6, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

‘Israeli FBI’ busts crypto scam allegedly run by top crime families

Scammers lured crypto investors with promises of handsome profits but their so-called portfolios were faked by computer programmers.

Aug 30, 2023 — Asia, Crime

UN report links crypto scams to Southeast Asia slave trade

According to the UN, in addition to being forced to work crypto scams, trafficked people are also suffering myriad human rights abuses.

Jun 9, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

Twitter hackers target high-profile accounts with phishing scam

More than 115 ether have been stolen by the group through phishing scams that give authorization to access users' online MetaMask wallets.

May 15, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

This scammer cloned crypto exchange HitBTC to steal $15M

The scam tricks HitBTC users into approving a phishing contract before instructing them to deposit assets and draining their wallet.

Apr 4, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

DoJ seizes $112M in stolen crypto, will try to return funds to victims

The illicit funds have been seized from six accounts that the DoJ alleges are laundering funds for crypto confidence scams.

Jan 31, 2023 — Crime, Crypto

UK woman allegedly lost $25K bitcoin in attempt to hire hitman

A British mother is alleged to have paid a £20,000 deposit for a hitman. However, the hit was never carried out and she lost all her money.