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According to the SEC’s complaint, Green United and two individuals – the company’s founder, 46-year-old Utah resident Wright Thurston, and its main promoter, 43-year-old Utah resident Kristoffer Krohn – offered investments in $3,000 “Green Boxes,” specialized crypto mining machines that purported to mine GREEN tokens on the Green Blockchain. Source
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Authorities have arrested 29 people, including 13 foreign citizens in connection with the fraudulent network known as "HoggPool." Source
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Australian residents have been identified as one the primary targets of a sophisticated network of cryptocurrency call-center scammers — which are suspected to be run by Israel-based crime bosses. Evidence uncovered after a full-scale raid of four Serbian call centers and 11 residences by Serbian, German, Bulgarian and Cypriot authorities found that
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Revenue from cryptocurrency scams dropped 46% in 2022, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. “We attribute most of this decline to market conditions, as scam performance tends to worsen when cryptocurrency prices are in decline,” the firm explained. ‘Crypto Scam Revenue Fell Significantly in 2022’ Blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis published
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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a cryptocurrency scam tracker to help residents “spot and avoid crypto scams.” The regulator stated: “As reports of new crypto scams emerge, the DFPI will continually update this tracker to promptly alert and protect the public.” California Regulator’s Crypto Scam
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The Californian Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a new crypto scam tracker to help traders and investors spot possible industry threats.On Feb. 16, the DFPI launched the tracker based on user complaints. It has compiled a list of crypto-related grievances by victims that claim to have been
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The research arm of cybersecurity software firm Check Point has flagged the Dingo Token (DINGO) as a “potential scam” after reportedly discovering a smart contract function that has been used to manipulate transaction fees.In a Feb. 3 blog post, Check Point Research (CPR) said it looked into the code behind the Dingo
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The wallet linked to receiving money from the scam was hosted on the Binance exchange. According to a Binance Smart Chain scan shared by internet sleuth ZackXBT, the hackers were able to make off with 26.95 BNB tokens, which is about $8,200.A group of cybercriminals has hacked the Twitter account of
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The crypto ecosystem was quick to presume that Robinhood’s social accounts, which have 1.6 million followers across Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, had been hacked, and that the launch of the RBH token on the Binance Smart Chain was a fraudulent crypto project. Original Source
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According to multiple sources, the Twitter account of Robinhood was allegedly hacked on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The account posted a tweet promoting a Binance Smart Chain token listed on the Pancakeswap decentralized exchange. An analysis of the situation on the blockchain shows that the token received fewer than $1,000
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