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Scams
CFTC Warns Public of ‘Money Mule’ Scams Involving Crypto Disguised As Work-From-Home Opportunities
Students and job seekers should be wary of a specific type of crypto scam falsely promising work-from-home opportunities, warns the…
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Citibank Allows Fraudulent Wire Transfers To Proceed After Customers Report Scams, Ask Bank To Freeze Transactions: New York Attorney General
New York Attorney General Letitia James says one of America’s biggest banks does nothing to stop fraudulent wire transfers even…
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Top IRS official says ‘pure crypto tax crimes’ on the rise alongside scams
IRS criminal investigation chief Guy Ficco told CNBC on April 12 that taxpayers are increasingly committing tax crimes involving crypto.…
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Phishing Scams Appear As Ads on Ethereum Block Explorer Etherscan: Report
Phishing scams are bubbling up on the Ethereum (ETH) block explorer Etherscan, according to the cybersecurity firm Scam Sniffer. The…
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Hong Kong regulators warn of increasing crypto exchange impersonation scams
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has warned the public against suspicious websites impersonating the two licensed crypto exchanges…
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Crypto Crime Appears To Drop in 2023 As Digital Asset ‘Romance’ Scams Surge by 85x Since 2020: Chainalysis
The amount of funds sent to illicit addresses in 2023 suggests a decline in cryptocurrency-based criminal activities, according to a…
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Tom Brady NFT sold for $40,000, but marketplaces are victims of scams
Before the Super Bowl, an NFT video of Tom Brady was sold for $40,712. This leads many Non-Fungible Token users…
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Crypto scams in 2024: A turn for the better or calm before the storm?
In January 2024 alone, cryptocurrency projects lost $127 million due to hacking and fraud – six times more than in…
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US Commodities Regulator Issues Warning About AI Scams Promoting Crypto Asset Trading Schemes
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning about artificial intelligence (AI) scams promoting false crypto opportunities…
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New Phishing Scams on Solana (SOL) Have Stolen Over $4,000,000 in Crypto Assets: Security Firm
New data from a cybersecurity firm reveals that recent phishing scams over smart contract platform Solana (SOL) have stolen over…
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