Tag Archives: crypto scams

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted 44-year-old Japheth Dillman, the founder of Block Bits Fund, for misleading investors into committing a total of $960,000 to a false arbitrage autotrader. DOJ Indicts Block Bits Founder Block Bits Fund was founded in 2017 during the ICO era. The company presented itself as a fund dedicated to cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), and blockchain technology. It promised investors high returns from the profit...

Coinbase has unveiled “Coinbase Intelligence,” a set of tools offering crypto compliance solutions for businesses, financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and all those who are new to digital assets.  “Coinbase Intelligence is our growing suite of products dedicated to crypto compliance that are designed to help secure the crypto economy from bad actors. As part of this suite, we are introducing a new product, Coinbase Know Your Transaction (KYT), and providing an...

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) confirmed over Twitter on Monday that its Instagram account was hacked. A scam link posted by the hacker appears to have resulted in multiple valuable NFTs being stolen from victims. The link, which has since been taken down, led to a page claiming to be sponsored by Yuga Labs. It called on users to connect their MetaMask wallet in order to be airdropped LAND – an upcoming governance and utility token. However, multiple holders are now claiming to...

The United States Secret Service (USSS) has seized over $102 million in cryptocurrencies during investigations into criminal and fraud cases since 2015, said David Smith, Assistant Director of Investigations. Smith leads the USSS’ global investigative wing with 161 offices and over 3,000 employees.  To track illicit currency transactions and crackdown on them, US Secret Service agents and analysts monitor the flow of bitcoin and other digital assets on different blockchain...

Rug pulls have grown to become a menace in the space of decentralized finance and have resulted in hundreds of millions stolen from users. Being amongst the most common types of scams, some US politicians have taken aim and want to outlaw them. State Senator Kevin Thomas and Assembly member Clyde Vanel have introduced Senate Bill S8839. The bill calls for penalizing, defining, and criminalizing frauds that are specifically targeted at developers and projects designed to dupe...

Marielle Cohen-Branche – the French financial ombudsman – revealed that approximately 25% of suspected monetary frauds in France last year involved cryptocurrency investment schemes. This is a sharp increase from 2020 when the figures stood at 6%. Crypto Scams in France on the Rise The increasing popularity of the digital asset sector leads to its imminent employment in fraudulent activities. In a recent report, the French ombudsman – Marielle Cohen-Branche – disclosed that...

We’re only four months into the new year, but 2022 has already proven to be a busy year for cryptocurrency scam artists. According to the Richmond RCMP, roughly $2.6 million in crypto funds have been stolen from unsuspecting victims thus far, and it looks like that number is slated to grow. The Richmond RCMP Tells People What Precautions to Take According to the RCMP, most crypto scams come in the form of romance scams, fake investment schemes, or individuals pretending...

SlowMist – a blockchain security firm – has identified dozens of crypto addresses that have appeared to fall victim to a phishing scam on the Terra network since April 12th. The scammer’s address has reportedly reeled in $4.31M in assets up until the time of writing. According SlowMist’s explanation on Twitter, $4.31 million in assets were maliciously transferred to the suspect from 52 different addresses between April 12th and April 21st. The security team’s analysis...

Leading American agencies, including the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Treasury Department, alerted that North Korean-sponsored hackers seek to exploit crypto firms and exchanges in the USA. The wrongdoers’ main goal is to “generate and launder funds” to support the totalitarian regime in the East Asian country. Beware of North Korean-Backed Hackers In a joint advisory, the US agencies highlighted the cyber threat “associated with...

India’s financial crime investigation agency Enforcement Directorate (ED) has sought the help of police in a case of bitcoin theft worth Rs. 6 crores ($790,000) by the investigators who were assisting the police in a crypto fraud case worth over $260 million.     What Is the Case? As per media reports, ED officials visited the office of Pune’s Commissioner of Police in the Maharashtra province last Saturday and collected some information about the crime.  The case pertains to...