Fraudsters Impersonate Forbes Journalists In Plot To Rob BAYC Holders
In the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) sector, scammers are constantly devising new methods to exploit unsuspecting collectors. The latest incident involves fraudsters posing
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FBI warns of fraudsters posing as NFT developers to steal crypto
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued a warning to potential NFT buyers to beware of bogus websites that use “drainer smart contracts” to steal from crypto wallets. The advisory informs the public about a new
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UK hiring investigators to tackle crypto fraudsters
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied The UK’s National Crime Agency is seeking to address rising crypto-related crimes and plans to hire Digital Assets Cryptocurrency Financial Investigations Managers. In the past year, there has been a surge in schemes involving crypto, leading to
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Community warned of fraudsters exploiting vulnerabilities in сrypto Twitter
Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied A disturbing trend has emerged recently, as swindlers have confiscated at least eight Twitter accounts associated with cryptocurrencies. The syndicate has obtained approximately $700,000 by employing intricate phishing maneuvers via compromised accounts. Once gaining control, they promptly
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Crypto market is like 1920s stock market, full of ‘fraudsters’
In a June 8 speech at the Piper Sandler Global Exchange & Fintech Conference, United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler compared the current crypto market to the 1920s U.S. stock market, saying that it is full of “hucksters,” “fraudsters,” and “Ponzi schemes.” Just as Congress cleaned
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Fraudsters impersonate executives and create fake website
Hayden Adams, the creator of the Uniswap protocol, recently expressed his surprise on Twitter regarding a scam where individuals created a fake Uniswap website.In a tweet, Adams showed his astonishment at the elaborate nature of the scam, emphasizing that it required a significant amount of effort. He further disclosed that
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Kraken builds fake crypto account to ‘bait’ fraudsters
United States crypto exchange Kraken has provided a novel method for flagging nefarious wallets — building a fake crypto account on the exchange to “scam bait” bad actors.Tweeting on May 10, popular streamer Kitboga — whose content revolves around annoying scammers— revealed that Kraken had built him a “custom environment”
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Binance Counters ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX — CZ Calls SBF ‘One of the Greatest Fraudsters in History’ – Featured Bitcoin News
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has countered several “wrong narratives” about the collapsed crypto exchange FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). The Binance boss calls SBF “a master manipulator” and “one of the greatest fraudsters in history.” Binance’s CEO on ‘Wrong Narratives’ About FTX and Sam
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Cryptocurrency has become a playground for fraudsters
News involving crypto and fraud is ubiquitous in the white-collar crime sphere and, perhaps more worryingly, these fraudulent activities in the crypto sector are not limited to a single type of crime.Diverse and distinct yet with one common thread, these crimes involve real money and crypto investors are the victims.
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