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Results for Scam, Crime

32 stories, newest first

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.

Jan 13, 2023 — BitConnect, Crime

Judge says 800 victims of BitConnect scam can share $17M

Victims of the BitConnect crypto scam are set to have some of their funds returned, but it's far from the $2.4 billion the company took.

Oct 5, 2022 — Bitcoin, Crime

Canadian hacker found with over 700 bitcoin sentenced to 20 years

Sebastian Vachon-Desjardins was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker, a Russia-based bitcoin ransomware group.

Sep 15, 2022 — Bitcoin, Crime

Cop tried to invest in bitcoin but ended up funding $100k scam

A Singaporean man conned a police officer into investing $17,000 in bitcoin but instead used the money to fund a currency exchange scam.

Sep 2, 2022 — Bitcoin, Crime

Man scammed by fake bitcoin hitman after curse fails to deter love rival

The man tried to use bitcoin to hire a fake hitman after a witch's curse he bought online failed to win the heart of his would-be lover.