Scams

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged three individuals on Dec. 11 with impersonating securities brokers and investment advisers to execute a scheme involving digital assets.The complaint names three Nigerian nationals and…

Ripple, the blockchain firm behind XRP, has cautioned the crypto community about increased scams following the asset’s significant price rally. In a Dec. 2 update on X (formerly Twitter), Ripple reminded users that it will never…

Crypto companies are among the most affected by audio and video deepfake frauds in 2024, with more than half reporting incidents in a recent survey. According to the survey conducted by forensic services firm Regula, 57% of crypto…

Singaporean national Malone Lam has appeared in court in the United States after being charged for allegedly stealing over 4,100 BTC, currently valued at approximately $274 million, from a private investor in Washington, according to local…

A major fraud trial involving crypto and diamond investments has opened in France, bringing over 20 defendants to court on charges of defrauding 1,300 individuals and several top-tier football clubs. According to local media, the…

Delhi Police have seized over 100,000 USDT in digital assets and arrested several individuals involved in a sophisticated fraud operation, per The Hindu. The suspects were running a fraudulent entity named “M/s Goldcoat Solar,” falsely…

Malicious actors stole more than $750 million in various crypto-related hacks and scams during the third quarter, pushing total losses for the year to over $1.9 billion, according to CertiK’s quarterly Hack3d security report.The losses…

Fast food chain McDonald’s’ Instagram profile promoted a scam memecoin deployed on Solana (SOL) after being compromised. The token — called GRIMACE — hit a $25 million market capitalization within two hours of its launch before it was…

Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, announced that it had prevented over $2.4 billion in potential user losses from scams and fraud in the first seven months of 2024, according to an Aug. 20 statement shared with…

Rugging, a term for deceptive and fraudulent crypto practices, is rampant in some areas of the crypto industry, with some individuals, like the self-proclaimed meme coin rugger “Phantom,” exploiting vulnerabilities to generate significant…