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Love in the time of crypto: DOJ warns of Valentine’s Day romance scams
As Valentine’s Day approaches, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio is warning the public…
Crypto scammer caught up in record-breaking drug seizure
Fasial Tariq, co-founder of Paradox Metaverse dubbed a “Ponzi” by crypto investigator Coffeezilla, has been linked to what…
Pi Network halts payment requests due to rising scam incidents
Pi Network has temporarily disabled wallet payment requests after a surge in scam incidents targeting users with large…
Stablecoin holder loses $50m in address poisoning scam on Binance withdrawal
A user lost nearly $50m in a stablecoin address poisoning scam after copying a fake address, as U.S.…
700Credit breach exposes 5.8m Americans to identity theft risk
700Credit says a network breach exposed names, Social Security numbers and financial data of 5.8m+ Americans, prompting regulators…
US authorities seize fraudulent website operated by crypto scam compound in Burma
The United States Justice Department has seized a web domain linked to a scam compound in Burma that…
Monad warns of spoofed token transfers days after mainnet debut
Monad’s first week on mainnet hasn’t been entirely smooth, with users now reporting spoofed ERC-20 token transfers after…
UK launches investigation into suspected $28 million Basis Markets crypto scam
U.K. authorities have opened a criminal investigation into Basis Markets, a failed crypto hedge fund accused of fleecing…
Crypto ‘Pig-Butchering’ Scam Escalating Into A National Security Risk— Study
Chain analysts and law enforcement are sounding the alarm about a type of fraud known as “pig-butchering,” in…
Wolf Capital co-founder Travis Ford jailed 5 years over $9.4m Ponzi scheme
Travis Ford, the co-founder of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading Company, has been sentenced to five years in prison…
