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.
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Bitcoin ATM hack may be Russian payback for Ukraine donation button
Users say crypto was drained from their wallets when they attempted to deposit or withdraw funds. It was then siphoned to the hackers.
Jail for scammer who targeted the elderly and laundered funds with crypto
A California man has been sentenced to nearly four years after posing as elderly victims' friends and family to scam more than $2 million.
Lawsuit says Coinbase ignored red flags before user’s wallet was drained
A Coinbase user who lost thousands in crypto says the company acted too slowly to protect funds and froze his account without good reason.
US wins extradition war for Russian crypto exchange operator Alexander Vinnik
Russian national Alexander Vinnik has been extradited to the US for allegedly laundering crypto, amid a prisoner hostage war with Russia.
Crypto CEO pleads guilty to ICO fraud, claimed Disney, Apple partnerships
To help make the ICO seem legit, TBIS's whitepaper claimed that the company had entered into partnerships with 25 big-name companies.
Crypto rapper Razzlekhan seeks a job — her TikToks are here to help
Razzlekhan and her husband were charged in February with conspiring to launder $4.5 billion worth of bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex exchange.
This Uniswap airdrop promised $2K — instead it stole $8M
Scammers targeted 75,000 Uniswap liquidity providers, with two unlucky victims losing $8 million in bitcoin and ether between them.
‘Grandparent’ scammers stole $2M from elderly and laundered with crypto
In 2021, grandparent scams accounted for $6.5 million in losses with senior citizens tricked into believing a family member was in need.
Brazil gang caught laundering illegal gold with crypto
Police in Brazil arrested five people linked to healthcare firms illegally mining gold and laundering the profits with crypto.