Tag Archives: crypto scams

ACE Exchange, one of Taiwan’s largest crypto trading platforms, is reportedly under investigation for alleged fraudulent activities, with local authorities estimating the value of the fraud to be over $32 million. However, the company clarified that its employees were not involved in the alleged fraud case. ACE Exchange Founder Arrested for Fraud Allegations According to local news outlet Liberty Times, Taiwanese police arrested the founder of ACE Exchange, David Pan, and 13...

Prominent blockchain security firm CertiK’s X account (previously Twitter) was hacked on January 5th. The compromised account, with a follower count of 342,900, stole crypto from users’ wallets through carefully disguised phishing links. One of the links posted falsely asserted that a vulnerability had been identified in Uniswap’s router contract. The misleading tweet urged users to visit a fake RevokeCash page, claiming it would enable them to reverse any vulnerable...

Wallet drainers are a type of scam that generally operates by cloning a legitimate website, fooling the target into providing their crypto wallet credentials, and then executing a smart contract that sends the users’ funds to bad actors. 🚨1/ Alert: A ‘Wallet Drainer’ has been linked to phishing campaigns on Google search and X ads, draining approximately $58M from over 63K victims in 9 months. pic.twitter.com/ye3ob2uTtz — Scam Sniffer | Web3 Anti-Scam (@realScamSniffer)...

According to a Financial Times report, Meta, the American social media conglomerate, has publicly apologized to Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana, committing to enhanced protective measures on its platform following a prolonged legal battle. The apology comes after Al Mana’s image was wrongfully used in cryptocurrency scam advertisements on Facebook. Wissam Al Mana Wins Legal Battle Against Meta Wissam Al Mana, a prominent businessman in the Middle East and ex-husband of...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted two men for perpetrating a crypto Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of approximately $25 million. According to a press release from the Justice Department, 51-year-old David Gilbert Saffron of Australia and 52-year-old Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr. of California operated a fraudulent crypto investment scheme that lured victims with false promises of high returns. DOJ Charges Two Men for Operating Crypto Scheme Per...

TL;DR Warning About Fraudulent NFT Scheme: The Cardano Community, a Twitter account, warned users about a scam involving Berry Pool delegators receiving a dubious NFT, falsely promising extra ADA rewards through a fraudulent event. Significant Losses Incurred: Victims who connected their wallets and signed transactions following this scam have suffered losses exceeding 200,000 ADA. The associated website has been identified as a scam. Advice for Caution and ADA Price Surge:...

The IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) has disclosed its top 10 cases of 2023, representing the most significant incidents of the previous year. CI Chief Jim Lee highlighted that billions of dollars in fraud, victims across the globe, and criminals are all about personal gain. In a statement to CryptoPotato, Lee said that the CI investigation successfully dismantled international tax schemes that targeted individuals’ personal information, probed multi-level marketing schemes...

A phishing scam targeting the Stargate Snapshot platform resulted in significant financial losses. A Discord Moderator of LayerZero, the underlying network of Stargate, revealed that a scammer effectively carried out a deceptive proposal vote, utilizing a phishing link to manipulate users into staking STG tokens. Scammer Misleads Token Holders in Fake Proposal Vote The scam unfolded on the Stargate platform, governed by its token holders, who participate in voting on various...

A circuit court in Estonia overturned a previous ruling allowing the extradition of two Estonian citizens charged with cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering to the United States. According to the court, the Estonian government did not consider certain circumstances before agreeing to extradite the individuals involved in the case. New Court Ruling Cancels Extradition Approval Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko, who ran a virtual currency mining business called HashFlare,...

Following the JPEX fiasco, it appears that another crypto trading platform called Hounax reportedly scammed some Hong Kong investors, causing them to lose over $15 million. Meanwhile, some of the victims believe that the city-state regulator’s warning about the platform came after they already locked their money in Hounax. Hounax Crypto Exchange Allegedly Disappears With Customer Funds About 131 supposed investors between 19 and 78 years old fell victim to an alleged crypto...