Tag Archives: Crypto Scam

As if Facebook didn’t already have enough on its plate. After seeing its cryptocurrency dreams come to a sudden end, the social media giant is now facing a massive lawsuit from Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who claims that the company did nothing to prevent a crypto scam featuring his likeness from affecting users. Facebook Isn’t Doing So Well Australia is working hard to remove any safe harbor protections that currently apply to social media companies....

A man in Fayetteville, North Carolina claims to have lost his entire life savings to a cryptocurrency scam. Jaqueall Jackson had as much as $15,000 in crypto saved up but lost it all through a scam investment opportunity he learned about through Facebook. How Jaqueall Jackson Lost All His Crypto In an interview, he stated: That was my entire savings right there. I lost $15,000… I constantly kept getting messages that were getting sent down by people saying the success of...

Der Erfolg des letzten Spiderman-Films wird offenbar gerade von Scammern genutzt. Während der Feiertage ist eine Cryptocoin Malware mit dem Comichelden aufgetaucht. Eine Cybersecurity Firma hat sie inzwischen „Spider-Miner“ Malware getauft. Crypto News: Vorsicht vor Cryptocoin Malware mit Spider Man: No Way Home InhaltenDie Malware scheint vor allem auf Torrent Files zu verlinken. Dort soll eine Kopie des neuen Kinofilms frei zugänglich sein. Der Dateiname deutet auf russischen Ursprung hin,...

A crypto fraudster that is suspected to scamming his victims out of nearly 500,000 pounds has been arrested in Latvia. Prior to his capture, the man was living in Spain’s Costa del Sol, a resort town. He is accused of using investor funds to spend on a lavish lifestyle. He is believed to have been staying in luxury hotels, buying expensive designer clothing, and enjoying fine dining in top-rated restaurants. Latvian Man in Custody After Using Crypto-Invested Customer...

YouTube hatte schon vor einiger Zeit angekündigt, gegen Inhalte auf der Plattform vorzugehen, die unseriöse Finanzprodukte bewerben. Davon betroffen waren auch Inhalte über Cryptocoins. Viele Video-Creator der Crypto-Szene berichteten darauf, dass YouTube ihre Videos demonetarisieren und zensieren würde – einige Creator wurden sogar komplett auf YouTube gesperrt. Doch geholfen haben diese Maßnahmen offenbar wenig. Crypto News: Immer mehr Crypto SCAMs auf YouTubeTenable hat diese Woche einen...

Visitors of the Bitcoin.org website recently fell victim to a scam that promised to double their money. Bitcoin.org Was the Recent Host of a Crypto Scam Issues like these are prevalent in the cryptocurrency space, but at this point, it should become rather obvious that anyone (or anything) promising to double one’s money is not a forthright venture. Why would a company simply double your money for the heck of it? Nobody’s that nice or giving, and the maneuver should be a...

It’s happened again, folks. Another major cryptocurrency scam is in the books, and a man simply going by the name of “Joseph” is the 70-year-old victim sadly paying the price. Joseph Has Lost Some Serious Dough Joseph ran his own business for many years and saved up a lot of money for his retirement. At 70 years of age, he was looking to the days where he could kick back and possibly purchase a mortgage-free bungalow that would allow him and his wife to enjoy their...

A man in Utah is the latest victim of a crypto scam. Brandon Larsen says that he downloaded what turned out to be a phony crypto application that ultimately cost him close to $400,000 in digital funds. Brandon Larsen Has Lost Quite a Bit to Scammers Larsen says that the app looked real enough and was allegedly associated with several cryptocurrency websites he knew and used. However, it was not long before he realized that the application was fraudulent, and that it had...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged five individuals for allegedly taking part in what has come to be known as the Bit Connect scam. Bit Connect Is Still an Open Case Bit Connect collapsed in the year 2018. The event resulted in more than $2 billion in losses for investors, and now it appears five people are being made to answer for the enterprise’s dissolution. Bit Connect was advertised as a “global unregistered digital asset securities offering.”...

Considering how common crypto scams have become in recent years, it is quite easy to get stuck in one, but when someone with “status” comes out and promotes one of these scams, it can be a little difficult to take at first. Matt Lorion – a 17-year-old Tik Tok influencer – is now apologizing to all his fans after he promoted a potential crypto scam that saw people lose some serious money. Matt Lorion: I’m Sorry for Promoting Mando Lorion has made a name for himself...