Scam Archives

Fake Uber Driver Busted for Allegedly Stealing $300K in Crypto from Passengers in Scottsdale

A man accused of posing as an Uber driver in Arizona has been arrested on charges of stealing a total of $300,000 in crypto.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

IcomTech Scammers Fined $5M as Mastermind Faces 10 Years in Prison

A California court has imposed a $5 million penalty on five individuals involved in IcomTech's fraudulent Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Scammers Exploit Telegram Bots to Inject Malware and Steal Crypto, Warns Scam Sniffer

Scam Sniffer has raised alarms about a new wave of scams targeting cryptocurrency users through fake Telegram verification bots.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Brooklyn DA Shuts Down 40 NFT Websites After 85-Year-Old Artist Loses $135K

Brooklyn’s DA has dismantled 40 fraudulent NFT marketplace websites following a scheme that defrauded an artist of $135,000.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Hawk Tuah Girl Defends Meme Coin Amid 90% Drop After Launch

Haliey Welch, also known as Hawk Tuah girl, is facing controversy after her coin $HAWK was an alleged scam.

, by Julia Smith

ZachXBT Accuses Former Professional Fortnite Player of Involvement in $3.5M Memecoin Scam

ZachXBT has accused an Australian former professional Fortnite player, known as Serpent, of orchestrating memecoin scams that stole $3.5M.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

U.S. Prosecutors Charge Five in $11M Crypto Theft and Hacking Scheme

U.S. federal prosecutors have charged five individuals in connection with a hacking operation that stole $11 million in cryptocurrency.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

‘3,000’ Mexicans Affected in Suspected Crypto Trading Bot Scam

Mexican media outlets say more than 3,000 people in the regions of Tehuacán and Puebla have been left out of pocket by a suspected crypto trading bot-themed scam. Per Milenio and an earlier report from Moto Red Tehuacán, the firm at the center of the allegations is a “cryptocurrency company”...

, by Tim Alper

Chinese Citizen Pleads Guilty in $73M Cryptocurrency ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme

Daren Li pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a $73 million cryptocurrency scam.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Two Convicted in £1.5M UK Crypto Fraud Case

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warned the public on November 7 to avoid investment opportunities that "sound too good to be true" following an arrest where two men were convicted of a £1.5 million crypto fraud. Raymondip Bedi and Patrick Mavanga cold-called consumers before offering...

, by Hassan Shittu

81 Arrests After Bitcoin Mining Scammers Accidentally Target Detective

A group of South Korean Bitcoin mining scammers appears to have scored a spectacular own goal, mistakenly targeting a police detective with a “high-yield investment crypto scam.” Per the newspaper Hankyoreh, the suspected scammers’ gaffe began in April this year when a member of their illegal...

, by Tim Alper

Colorado Resident Loses $6,000 in Bitcoin to Scam Involving Fake Law Enforcement

A Keystone, Colorado, resident lost over $6,000 in Bitcoin to a sophisticated scam last week after fraudsters posed as law enforcement officers.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Crypto Casino Metawin Suffers Exploit, $4M Drained

Crypto casino platform Metawin lost $4 million from its Ethereum and Solana hot wallets in a hack on November 3. Flagged by crypto sleuth ZachXBT, the stolen funds have been transferred to Kucoin and a HitBTC nested service so far. According to the crypto casino Metawin CEO Richard Skelhorn,...

, by Sujha Sundararajan

ID Fraudsters Launch Automated Mega-Attacks on Crypto Companies, Abandoning Payments Sector

AU10TIX, a global identity verification and management company, reported that the increase in law enforcement intervention, among other factors, has pushed ID fraudsters toward crypto markets. In the third quarter of this year, the payments industry continued to be the most targeted sector,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Hacker Nets $600K After Hijacking Truth Terminal Founder Andy Ayrey’s X Account

Truth Terminal founder Andy Ayrey has fallen victim to a hack, with his account on X compromised to promote a scam token.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Homeowner’s $170,000 Crypto Scam Insurance Claim

The US appeals court has ruled against a homeowner's plea to hold his insurer accountable for a loss resulting from a cryptocurrency scam.

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

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