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Crypto Scammers Defraud UAE Residents Using Fake Crown Prince Endorsement

July 3, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

Adding to the number of false schemes and scams in the cryptocurrency space, a scheme reportedly run from Argentina and Ukraine has been outed for falsely claiming their investment product was endorsed by Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, guaranteeing to "make you rich in seven days", as reported by...

Europol Arrests Six in $27 Million Cryptocurrency Phishing Scheme

June 26, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Crime, News

Six people have been arrested in the UK and Netherlands for running a phishing scheme that targeted cryptocurrency users through a method called typosquatting. In a press release issued June 25, 2019, Europol revealed the arrests were made based on intelligence and cooperation between English and Dutch authorities. Elaborate Phishing...

“Coyote of Wall Street” Patrick McDonnell Admits to Committing Crypto Fraud

June 24, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Crime, News

Patrick McDonnell, a New York resident who goes by the nickname of “the Coyote of Wall Street” recently pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency related wire fraud in federal court in Brooklyn. This, according to a report by Bloomberg, June 22, 2019. McDonnell Admits to Stealing Client Funds A market bull...

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Longfin CEO Charged by Prosecutors for Propping up Books

June 6, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at News, Regulation

Longfin, a FinTech company specializing in structured trade solutions, was previously charged by the SEC for securities fraud and froze $27 million worth of assets. In a press release, the SEC revealed they are now charging ex-CEO, Venkata Meenavalli, with cooking the books and faking 90 percent of the company's...

SFOX Crypto Traders to be Insured with FDIC Protection

May 15, 2019 by Mohammad Musharraf at Exchange, Finance, Investment, News

Cryptoasset prime dealer and trading platform SFOX revealed that they have partnered with the New York-based M.Y. Safra Bank to offer its trader with deposit accounts insured by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. This according to a Bloomberg report published May 14, 2019. First Ever for Crypto Investors Given the magnitude...

Cryptocurrency washing machine with bitcoin inside it discovered by EUROPOL Detective

Major Crypto Laundering Business Uncovered in Spain

May 9, 2019 by Mohammad Musharraf at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crime, News

Europol has announced the arrest of eight individuals in Spain who allegedly have ties to a criminal organization that is involved in cryptocurrency laundering services, May 08, 2019 $10 Million Credit Received in Cold and Hot Wallets It seems as though the more the regulatory authorities are trying to bind...

Crowdfunder Sued for Misappropriating Funds over $800,000 to Buy Bitcoin

May 8, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Bitcoin, Crime, Investment, News

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a lawsuit against a crowdfunder who diverted customers’ funds to purchase bitcoin. According to The Next Web, the entrepreneur raised funds over $800,000 to buy iBackPacks but instead diverted the funds to personal use such as buying crypto and paying off credit cards debts....

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New York Police Warn Citizens of Cryptocurrency Phone Scams

May 3, 2019 by Anthonia Isichei at Bitcoin, Commentary, Crime, News

In New York, Bitcoin scammers are impersonating Social Security Administrators. A report by The Next Web reveals the New York Police Department (NYPD) sent out a warning to the public, alerting them to fraudsters who call and ask for payment in bank wire transfers, bitcoin (BTC), and prepaid gift cards. “Just Hang...

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Report: DDoS Malware Attacks on Electrum Affects 152,000 Hosts

May 1, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin, Crime, Cybersecurity, News, wallet

A report from Malware Bytes Labs, April 29, 2019, reveals the long-standing malware issue in the Electrum wallet has reached 152,000 hosts. Users were asked to update their wallets after which they were infected with a bug. After developers launched countermeasures, the hackers launched a series of DDoS attacks. Issues...

Report: Australian Crypto Scammers Earned $4.3 Million in 2018

April 30, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Crime, Cybersecurity, News

Conmen in Australia made approximately $4.3 million via cryptocurrency scams in 2018 – an alarming increase of 190 percent vis-à-vis the $190 million figure from 2017. This according to a report by Hardfork, published April 29, 2019. Crypto Scams Increase Manifold Down Under Citing data from a document by the...

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