
Ponzi Scheme
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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...
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10 February, 2021
South African watchdog warns against growing digital currency scams
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority said it’s receiving a large number of complaints from South African investors who have lost...
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8 January, 2021
Chile: Court orders banks to open accounts for digital currency exchange
The Free Competition Defense Court has ordered Banco Itaú and BancoEstado to open account services for local digital currency exchange...
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21 December, 2020
Class-action lawyer against $1B Arbistar scam calls for forceful legal action
A lawyer representing plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against an alleged billion-dollar digital currency scam is calling for forceful action...
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15 December, 2020
Argyle Coin founder involved in $25M scam gets 7 years in jail
Jose Angel Aman defrauded investors in Canada and the United States from 2014 to 2019, soliciting them to invest in...
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5 December, 2020
PlusToken scam: Top operators jailed for up to 11 years
A Chinese court also fined the PlusToken operators up to $900,000 for their roles in the $2.25 billion Ponzi scheme.