Cambodian scam rings facing disruption since kingpin’s arrest
Arrests, money laundering service shutdowns, releases, and escapes are all part of an ongoing crackdown on Cambodian scam operations.
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Crypto scammer linked to world’s largest seizure of weight loss drugs
Fasial Tariq, who founded the Paradox crypto game, has now been linked to $335K worth of the so-called “Godzilla” of weight loss jabs.
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 trader loses $50M USDT to address poisoning scam
The address poisoner is now swapping the $50M worth of USDT into various cryptocurrencies and moving it across addresses.
Binance, OKX, HTX, Bybit, Kraken cited in ICIJ scam probe
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found that $408M in funds sent to Binance are tied to Cambodian scam networks.
Mastermind behind $300M crypto pyramid scheme arrested in Spain
Álvaro Romillo Castillo reportedly confessed to funding a Spanish right-wing MEP and now faces court over his alleged crypto pyramid scheme.
Starlink a lifeline for Myanmar scam compounds, report
The scam centers have migrated to Starlink connections after electricity and internet were cut off earlier this year, AFP reports.
FC Barcelona Instagram hacker made $26K in Pump Fun rewards
FC Barcelona's official Instagram account was hacked to promote a phony crypto project that pulled in $3.5M in volume.
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.
These AI chatbots are happy to help you run a crypto scam
We tested popular chatbots, including Grok, Meta, and DeepSeek, to find out which would generate materials for use in a crypto scam.