BTC scammers impersonate police in Canada
Scammers in Canada have been contacting residents and demanding for BTC, impersonating police and tax officers. Two victims lost $15,460 to the scammers
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Phishing site copies encrypted messaging service to steal digital currencies
A new phishing site has been impersonating an encrypted messaging service to steal digital currencies from users by changing their digital currency addresses.
BitClub Network scam founder arrested for underage sexual assault
The founder of BitClub Network, an alleged digital currency Ponzi scheme that made off with $700m has been arrested for underage sexual assault in Indonesia.
BTC scammers capitalize on PlayStation 5 reveal
The scammers streamed a pre-recorded video of the Sony PlayStation 5 reveal event to lure in unsuspecting individuals.
15 plead guilty to fake online auctions using digital currencies
15 people have pleaded guilty to operating fake online auctions on Craigslist, eBay etc. where they posted non-existent goods and stole from American victims.
Centra Tech ICO founder pleads guilty to fraud
The co-founder of Centra Tech, a digital currency scam that raised $32 million in its ICO after celebrity endorsements, has agreed to plead guilty to fraud.
SpaceX YouTube scam cons viewers out of $150,000 in BTC
The YouTube channels have reportedly been hijacked by scammers posing as Elon Musk’s SpaceX official channel.
Europol bust illegal digital currency media streaming ring
The scheme reportedly made as much as $17 million over a period of five years, streaming media online illegally.
Home buyer in US court over payment in ‘worthless’ token
A home seller in the U.S. has sued the buyer after the latter paid part of the agreed fee in a worthless token, despite an initial agreement for cash payment.
CipherTrace: $1.36B in digital currency stolen in 2020
The blockchain analytics firm takes a look at data related to digital currency crime and money laundering from January to May 2020.
Digital currency scam operator flees South Africa
Investors in a South African digital currency startup fear that their last hope of recovering their money may have vanished after the founder fled the country.
New York ‘Bitcoin-for-cards’ scammer faces 20 years in jail
Vitalii Antonenko was found to be in possession of a device containing substantial quantities of stolen card numbers.