Fraud

Fraudsters target coronavirus fears with fake BTC donations drive
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20 March, 2020

Fraudsters target coronavirus fears with fake BTC donations drive

A number of fake emails have been asking for BTC donations to the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 Solidarity Response...
2 Canadians get jail time in US over HitBTC Twitter scam
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19 March, 2020

2 Canadians get jail time in US over HitBTC Twitter scam

The two were involved in a scam impersonating a customer service Twitter account of digital currency exchange HitBTC.
Former Riot Blockchain chief settles penny stock case with SEC
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12 March, 2020

Former Riot Blockchain chief settles penny stock case with SEC

John O’Rourke III has reached agreement with the U.S. SEC over an alleged pump and dump scheme involving penny stocks.
Pair linked to crypto Ponzi scheme in US pleads not guilty
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7 March, 2020

Pair linked to crypto Ponzi scheme in US pleads not guilty

John Caruso and Zachary Salter have been accused of running a crypto scam responsible for defrauding some $9 million from...
Scammer found on social media posing as a CoinGeek employee
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4 March, 2020

Scammer found on social media posing as a CoinGeek employee

A would-be scammer is running loose on the Internet, claiming to be an employee of CoinGeek.
Ex-Microsoft engineer guilty of stealing over $10M with Bitcoin mixer help
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27 February, 2020

Ex-Microsoft engineer guilty of stealing over $10M with Bitcoin mixer help

Volodymyr Kvashuk had been using cryptocurrency and laundering the proceeds through coin mixers to attempt to cover his tracks, U.S....
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