Romance Scam

Meta wipes out 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to scams
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11 August, 2025

Meta wipes out 6.8 million WhatsApp accounts linked to scams

Meta banned over 6 million WhatsApp accounts tied to crypto and romance scams, as it ramps up efforts to fight...
US lawmakers eye leveraging blockchain against finance scams
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28 April, 2025

US lawmakers eye leveraging blockchain against finance scams

With rising scam cases, U.S. lawmakers have introduced the GUARD Act, a proposed regulation to stamp out financial crimes using...
Law enforcement moves to stamp out widespread crypto Ponzis
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25 April, 2025

Law enforcement moves to stamp out widespread crypto Ponzis

Various financial crimes, from Ponzi schemes to romance scams, are proliferating in the 'crypto' space, prompting law enforcement to take...
Tether: Pig butchering, money laundering, auditor ‘engaging’
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25 March, 2025

Tether: Pig butchering, money laundering, auditor ‘engaging’

Interestingly, reports on Huione came just as Paolo Ardoino and Justin Sun are set to address a panel at this...
AI, pig butchering scams pushed to a record $12.4B in 2024
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25 February, 2025

AI, pig butchering scams pushed to a record $12.4B in 2024

While the actual figure was $10B, Chainalysis expects to specify more criminal addresses in time, as it warned AI could...
Nigeria nabs 800 Chinese, Filipinos, locals in ‘crypto’ scam
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26 December, 2024

Nigeria nabs 800 Chinese, Filipinos, locals in ‘crypto’ scam

Nigeria’s EFCC arrested 150 Chinese, 40 Filipinos, and hundreds of Nigerians in a crackdown on a crypto romance scam ring...
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