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US Department of Justice seal beside frozen stacks of cash and handcuffs, symbolizing the DOJ freezing $580 million from overseas fake investment scams in three months

DOJ seizures of $580M expose how crypto investment scams scaled into shift work with quotas and scripts

Justice Department says it froze or seized $580M in three months by hitting scam infrastructure.

Safemoon executive pleads guilty in $200M fraud case as project pivots to memecoin strategy

Safemoon executive pleads guilty in $200M fraud case as project pivots to memecoin strategy

The controversial crypto project Safemoon is now community-controlled eyes revival as a Solana-based memecoin.

Rising ‘share-seed-phrase’ scam targets crypto holders, Binance CEO warns

Rising ‘share-seed-phrase’ scam targets crypto holders, Binance CEO warns

Binance highlights sophisticated scams manipulating victims into funding malicious wallets.

Crypto scammers net over $9B in 2024 as AI supercharges fraud

Crypto scammers net over $9B in 2024 as AI supercharges fraud

The amount raked by bad actors can reach $12.4 billion as new data is uncovered by Chainalysis.

FBI initiative saves thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million

FBI initiative saves thousands from crypto scams, recovers $285 million

More than 4,300 potential victims saved by Operation Level Up intervention before millions lost to fraud.

Crypto ransomware revenue drops 35% to $813 million in 2024 amid tougher crackdowns and victim resistance

Crypto ransomware revenue drops 35% to $813 million in 2024 amid tougher crackdowns and victim resistance

Chainalysis reported that crypto ransomware payments dip as only 30% of victims choose to pay.

Coinbase users reportedly lose over $300M yearly via social engineering scams

Coinbase users reportedly lose over $300M yearly via social engineering scams

The investigator ZachXBT reported two groups abusing social engineering stole $65 million between December 2024 and January 2025.

Scammers hijack Visa, Dean Norris social media accounts to promote fake Solana tokens

Scammers hijack Visa, Dean Norris social media accounts to promote fake Solana tokens

Increased vigilance urged as scammers take control of Visa, Dean Norris accounts to propagate crypto cons.

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

Scammers launched more than 6,800 fraudulent tokens to scam users amid the high-profile launch.

Hackers exploit booming crypto market, laundering hits $1.3 billion in 2024

Hacks 1 year ago

India partners with tech giants Google, Meta to curb ‘pig butchering’ scams

Scams 1 year ago

How Tether, TRON, TRM Labs froze $100 million in stolen digital assets

Crime 1 year ago

Pig butchering scams top 2024 crypto fraud with $3.6 billion in losses

Crime 1 year ago