SIM-swap reportedly outs crypto influencer as scammer
The crypto influencer known as Profit Blue is alleged to have scammed one of his followers out of $11,000 before being liquidated.
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20-year-old imprisoned for $1M crypto SIM-swap scam
Jordan Persad was sentenced last week and ordered to pay $950,000 after he was caught siphoning crypto through a series of SIM swap attacks.
Over 1,000 Indian police caught up in $240M crypto scam
The Ponzi-style scheme lured investors with hefty returns on investment in two fictitious cryptocurrencies, Korvio Coin and DGT Coin.
Billionaire’s lawyers oppose Meta’s request for crypto scam documents
Lawyers representing mining tycoon Andrew Forrest say that the documents lack a legitimate forensic purpose and have no relevance to the case.
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).
‘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.
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.
Twitter verification is making scammers millions — here’s how
In a recent case, Twitter scammers stole $200k in crypto and NFTs from a single individual — 200 times the price of a Twitter Gold account.
Disbarred lawyer hid crypto, must pay $240M for student loan scam
Kaine Wen was part of a major student loan scam uncovered in 2019. After allegedly hiding crypto assets, he's received a hefty penalty.
Crypto giveaway scam with 1,000+ websites claims to make $5M
Russian-speaking collective Impulse Team relies on subscribers tricking users into depositing bitcoin to win an imaginary crypto prize.