Crypto Trading Firm PGI Dissolved in UK After Alleged Scam
PGI Global UK has been shut down after allegedly scamming would-be investors of around $709,000 between July 2020 and February 2021. Source
Read MorePGI Global UK has been shut down after allegedly scamming would-be investors of around $709,000 between July 2020 and February 2021. Source
Read MoreAccording to the regulators, the company issued 10,000 Slotie NFTs that provided investors with ownership interests in the casinos and opportunities to earn passive income from their operations. The filings also accuse Slotie of violating state registration laws by failing to register their securitized NFTs with the appropriate securities boards. Source
Read MoreCryptocurrency scam sites are being targeted by other scammers to hijack their traffic and their possible earnings. A recently detected threat actor, named Water Labbu, is manipulating the users that are drawn to these sites as a source of revenue, injecting a malicious script as a tool for interacting with
Read MoreThe Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Miami Field Office has warned that crypto ATMs are emerging as a popular method that scammers use to receive funds from defrauded victims. The information was revealed as part of an Oct. 3 public warning about “pig butchering scams” where scammers pose as long-lost
Read MoreThe Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit has issued a cease and desist order against 23 entities and individuals involved in a popular cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering.” The order also freezes the accounts allegedly holding cryptocurrencies belonging to the victims. Delaware Cracks Down on Pig Butchering Crypto Scam The
Read MoreAnother one of Wolfgramm’s businesses, Ohana Capital Financial (OCF), allegedly offered financial services to companies that could not get traditional bank accounts, marketed with the slogan “Banking the Unbankable.” Wolfgramm supposedly told investors that OCF had a board of advisors and that customer funds were bonded, when, in reality, he
Read MoreScammers have hacked the official Twitter account of the Embassy of India in Oman, replacing the profile picture with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and using the reply function to spam users with fake XRP giveaway phishing links.At the time of publication, the Twitter account OmanEmbassy_Ind showed several retweets matching those
Read MoreThe 39-year-old is suspected of laundering tens of millions of euros obtained from malicious software using decentralized crypto exchange Bisq and the monero privacy coin, police said. Source
Read MoreSix U.S. senators have demanded answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about how his company is handling cryptocurrency scams on its social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp. “We are concerned that Meta provides a breeding ground for cryptocurrency fraud that causes significant harm to consumers,” the lawmakers wrote. Senators
Read MoreThe police arrested Ritesh Dilip Kumar Sikligar, alias Pancha, and Mohan Patil, an agent who lured customers from around the country into the scheme, said an EOW officer investigating the case. The Economic Offences Wing secured custody of Kumar, thought to be the mastermind, and Patil till Aug. 20th for
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