Fraud

Singapore regulator warns against digital currency scams following PM name fraud
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9 April, 2021

Singapore regulator warns against digital currency scams following PM name fraud

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued a warning following a scam that saw Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong embroiled...
US court orders UK man behind Control-Finance scam to pay $572M
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30 March, 2021

US court orders UK man behind Control-Finance scam to pay $572M

Benjamin Reynolds, the founder of Control-Finance, is accused of misleading investors to believe he would invest their BTC, which authorities...
DoJ charges Instagram personality in $2.5M digital currency fraud
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29 March, 2021

DoJ charges Instagram personality in $2.5M digital currency fraud

Jegara Igbara, also known as Jay Mazini, is accused of inducing his victims to send him BTC but failed to...
Digital currency fraud in Canada up 400%, police say
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27 March, 2021

Digital currency fraud in Canada up 400%, police say

Digital currency scams have varied over the years, ranging from those targeting victims’ greed such as “double-your-money” scams to those...
McAfee bodyguard pleads not guilty in $13M digital currency fraud case
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23 March, 2021

McAfee bodyguard pleads not guilty in $13M digital currency fraud case

Jimmy Gale Watson Jr. faces a seven-count indictment including conspiracy to commit securities fraud and substantive wire fraud.
DoJ charges 6 with running illegal $10M digital currency business
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22 March, 2021

DoJ charges 6 with running illegal $10M digital currency business

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people with operating an unregistered money transmitting business.
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