Scams

Over the past year, thousands of people have lost tens, if not hundreds, of millions in cryptocurrency when gangs of sophisticated scammers whisked their money out of their accounts, which are managed by an app from the publicly traded…

This illustration photo shows the Coinbase logo in the background as a person checks cryptocurrencies prizes on a smartphone in Los Angeles on April 13, 2021.AFP via Getty ImagesSeveral dozen Coinbase customers have brought a new…

HSBC is warning customers to be extra vigilant of scams after a customer lost £300,000 in an investment scam. Over time, Melissa sold assets and made a total of 160 payments to a well-known influencer on social media.David Callington, HSBC…

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two Staten Islanders masterminded a multimillion-dollar investment fraud and money-laundering scheme, called a “pig-butchering” scam because it bled over 200 victims dry, federal prosecutors allege.Brothers Jin Hua…

A 35-year-old Edison man was charged with allegedly laundering at least $2.1 million obtained from a variety of internet-based scams, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger. Kenny Osas Okuonghae is charged by complaint with one…

“Cryptoqueen – The OneCoin Scam,” which makes its market debut at Mipcom in Cannes, chronicles the story of the fake cryptocurrency and its charismatic founder who stole up to $15 billion from trusting investors.Produced by…

Jared Grey, SushiSwap’s newly-appointed CEO, has responded to the recent allegations of being involved in crypto scams in the past and engaging in bestiality with a horse. Grey said in a detailed blog post that he rejects all of the…

The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) has launched its latest Global State of Scams 2022 Report, in collaboration with ScamAdviser, stating that scams increased by 10.2% in the past year, reaching 293 million reports.The money lost…

There is an alarming rise in Cryptocurrency scams and thieves are into new and old techniques to rob money. The latest scams involve rug pulls, Ponzi schemes and phishing. Notably a shocking news is in the air that Ponzi…

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — It is an online scam combining friendship and cryptocurrency with money transfers unknowingly made to fraudulent websites controlled by thieves.Claire, who is only using her first name for privacy reasons, said she first…