Scams News

Warnings and breakdowns of frauds, rug pulls, and phishing in the crypto industry.

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Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

Late-night traders bought odds at 99 cents just before a token-weighted vote overruled the public consensus, exposing a massive flaw in "truth" markets.

4 months ago

Crime

FBI cybercrime report reveals crypto investment fraud in the US rose 53% YoY

Investment fraud involving crypto escalated from $2.57 billion in 2022 to $3.94 billion in 2023, according to the FBI.

2 years ago

Crime

Crypto losses hit $67 million in February, pushing yearly losses to $200 million – Immunefi

The report did not include some incidents, which would bring total losses for the month to $198.1 million.

2 years ago

Scams

Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed

A complex social engineering campaign duped several media outlets into posting a fake airdrop alongside the Uniswap v4 announcement.

2 years ago

Exchanges

Hong Kong authorities issue public alert about fraudulent crypto exchange masquerading as MEXC Global

The scammers are reportedly pretending to be a legitimate virtual asset trading platform (VATP) and luring unsuspecting victims into participating in what appears to be a crypto investment scam.

2 years ago

Coin Center Director of Research raises alarm over identity fraud via AI

Peter Van Valkenburgh sounded the alarm after an investigative report revealed details surrounding an underground website called OnlyFake.

2 years ago

Opinion

Crypto scams in 2024: A turn for the better or calm before the storm?

Crypto scam decline meets a potential rise as market dynamics shift, posing new challenges for 2024.

2 years ago

Legal

OneCoin lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison over laundering $400 million

Locke Lord LLP's former lawyer sentenced for laundering millions from OneCoin fraud.

2 years ago

Hacks

Crypto phishing scams net $300 million from unsuspecting investors in 2023

Malicious players leverage wallet drainers to orchestrate their phishing attacks against investors.

2 years ago

Known scammer linked to memecoin named after Musk’s Grok chatbot, token dumps

Tokenization 2 years ago

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warns of deepfake scams targeting the XRP community

Crime 2 years ago

Hong Kong to crack down on crypto money launderers in the aftermath of $193M JPEX scandal

Regulation 2 years ago

Op-ed: JPEX – A crypto scandal that shakes Hong Kong’s reputation

Contributor Exchanges 3 years ago

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Scams News

Polymarket faces major credibility crisis after whales forced a “YES” UFO vote without evidence

FBI cybercrime report reveals crypto investment fraud in the US rose 53% YoY

Crypto losses hit $67 million in February, pushing yearly losses to $200 million – Immunefi

Fake Uniswap $10 million airdrop reported as several prominent crypto media scammed

Hong Kong authorities issue public alert about fraudulent crypto exchange masquerading as MEXC Global

Coin Center Director of Research raises alarm over identity fraud via AI

Crypto scams in 2024: A turn for the better or calm before the storm?

OneCoin lawyer sentenced to 10 years in prison over laundering $400 million

Crypto phishing scams net $300 million from unsuspecting investors in 2023

Known scammer linked to memecoin named after Musk’s Grok chatbot, token dumps

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse warns of deepfake scams targeting the XRP community

Hong Kong to crack down on crypto money launderers in the aftermath of $193M JPEX scandal

Op-ed: JPEX – A crypto scandal that shakes Hong Kong’s reputation