Scams

2022 saw a number of scams hit the top of Finextra’s headlines.  Research found that 8% of consumers were ignoring confirmation of payee warnings and celebrities like Joe Lycett even waded in on the issues,. As…

In 2017 Ruja Ignatova - the self-proclaimed 'Cryptoqueen' - boarded a plane in Bulgaria bound for Athens. The fugitive, who is wanted by the FBI, hasn't been seen since.Ignatova is on the bureau's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' list for…

In 2017 Ruja Ignatova – the self-proclaimed ‘Cryptoqueen’ – boarded a plane in Bulgaria bound for Athens. The fugitive, who is wanted by the FBI, hasn’t been seen since.Ignatova is on the bureau’s ‘Ten Most Wanted Fugitives’ list for…

In the first chapter of this series, we provided an overview of the hidden sub-economy of scammers who scam scammers, and in the second we examined the wide variety of scams and tricks within it.The third chapter is a little different. It…

Just two letters. That was the tweet, gm, tweeted Representative Tom Emmer on Dec. 6, 2021, instantly endearing himself to Crypto Twitter. For those unaware, “gm,” short for “good morning,” was widely used as a cheery greeting during the…

Sam Bankman-Fried will have to give up roughly $700 million in assets if he's found guilty of fraud. US prosecutors have already seized over $500 million in Robinhood shares from him,…

<!-- -->She's also one of the most wanted fugitives in EuropeRuja Ignatova, a 42-year-old woman dubbed the 'Cryptoqueen', features in the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives for allegedly swindling millions of investors of more than $4…

A Facebook post claims to reveal the real reason Carrie Bickmore left The Project. An article linked to the post alleges the Australian TV personality was fired from the show for promoting a cryptocurrency trading scheme. But the claim is…

While business leaders showed cautious optimism at this year’s World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the same sentiment wasn’t felt for crypto.Compared to before, the once buzzy area of finance had a much smaller presence.As our…

As is the way for influencers, it looks like Logan Paul is slipping past the whole illegal crypto scam where he stole money from fans and is now looking forward to his career in WWE.Late last year, it came to…