Tag Archives: Scam

A new cryptocurrency scam is making its way through the digital space, and it’s got the attention of officials in the state of Florida. Regulators are now warning all crypto investors to watch out. How One Scam Is Getting So Much Attention State Attorney General Ashley Moody is referring to the scam as a “bait-and-switch” scheme. The operation works by assisting crypto investors with legitimate trades. Thus, things appear correct, and traders feel like they don’t need to...

A popular digital asset known as Squid Game token – based on a hit Netflix series – has gone kaput. The currency was trading for well over $2,800 during the weekend, but the currency has since crashed into oblivion and is now worth less than half a cent after executives decided to pull the plug and run off with all the proceeds. Squid Game Token Is Over and Done With The currency gets its name from “Squid Game,” a Netflix series in which players gamble with their lives....

At 19 years old, Stefan Qin – a self-proclaimed math prodigy – thought it would be a great idea to leave his university studies in Australia and relocate to New York to start two cryptocurrency hedge funds. Now, at 24, he has pled guilty to a scam that could land him a 20-year jail sentence. Stefan Qin Pleads Guilty Qin is the man behind Virgil Sigma and VQR, two cryptocurrency-based hedge funds. He told clients that he had developed algorithms that allowed him to...

It looks like a thief’s love of bitcoin has gotten him in big trouble with American legal authorities. 33-year-old Aaron Laws of Atlanta, Georgia was recently sentenced to approximately three years in prison for allegedly stealing credit card numbers through Apple Pay to purchase bitcoin and more than $600,000 in luxury goods for himself. Aaron Laws Is Heading to Prison According to prosecutors in Washington state, Laws bought more than 500 individual credit card numbers...

A 77-year-old woman in Indiana has become the latest victim of a cryptocurrency scam. The individual – who remains anonymous at press time – ultimately lost approximately $12,000 to digital scammers taking on the guise of PayPal employees who sought to assist her regarding online fraud. Another Crypto Scam Is in the Books The woman received a call explaining that approximately $500 had been removed from her account through a cyberattack, and that the PayPal team needed...

Cryptocurrency fraud is and always has been a problem in the financial space, but it’s rare that a scam of this magnitude comes along. A man in the U.K. is being ordered to pay a financial penalty of approximately $571 million by a U.S. court following the implementation of a phony bitcoin operation that saw him earn more than 22,000 BTC from unsuspecting victims. A Major Bitcoin Scam Occurred Four Years Ago The penalty is being enforced by the Commodity Futures Trading...

Oh boy… What is it about Elon Musk and crypto? The two always seem to attract one another whether they mean to or not, and the most recent example doesn’t put either entity in the best light. Elon Musk Is the Face of Another Crypto Scam Scammers posing as the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX are once again looking to potentially steal people’s bitcoin, and it looks like they are achieving success in some of their...

As those of us in the crypto space realize, the world of bitcoin and digital assets has a nasty habit of attracting bad actors and financial crime. The latest scheme involves messaging service Discord and ads promoting free cryptocurrency for users.Discord Users Need to Be On the LookoutAs the old saying goes, “Nothing in life is free,” and many Discord users are learning this lesson right about now. Researchers with Kaspersky Labs have issued a warning to customers of the messaging firm,...

Another bitcoin scam has entered the mix. This time, the scam is heading towards investors with a little help from Twitch. The platform has several channels that consistently go unchecked and unmonitored by regulators, leaving many dark corners for malicious actors to hide.The Bitcoin Scam That’s Using Twitch to Get Its MoneyOne of the most popular Twitch channels – one dubbed Elonmusk859 – has been getting a lot of traffic as of late. It was discovered by a Reddit user who claimed that the...

Fake! – Verfilmung des größten Betrugsfalls seit es Kryptowährungen gibt Der eindrucksvolle Scam der Geschwister Ruja und Konstantin Ignatova erregte bereits weltweites Aufsehen und nun zeigt sich auch Hollywood an einer Verfilmung der Geschichte höchst interessiert. Der Film über den Scam der Geschwister Ignatova soll den Titel „Fake“ tragen und trotz noch nicht...