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

Analysis

Crypto scams and exploits in May led to $60M loss: CertiK

Crypto scams in May pushed the total amount stolen in the industry close to $500 million year-to-date.

3 years ago

NFTs

NFT artist allegedly battling cancer revealed to be scam

The Pixel Penguins NFT scammer made over $100,000 from the scheme and immediately deactivated their Twitter account.

3 years ago

Hacks

Tornado Cash attacker creates proposal that could restore governance

The seemingly benevolent plan could be a selfish attempt to boost token prices.

3 years ago

Memecoins

Law firm threatens class action suit against disastrous $PSYOP memecoin

The project raised $7 million but has not yet distributed 90% of allocated funds.

3 years ago

Crime

DOJ charges Nevada man involved in $45M CoinDeal crypto scheme

Bryan Lee worked closely with founder Neil Chandran to misappropriate funds.

3 years ago

Hacks

Crypto Scammers dupe over 14,000 people to make $6.4M from ‘fake token claims’

Aegis Web3 reported that the most profitable phishing scammer gained 1024 ETH from 1,714 victims in nine months.

3 years ago

Memecoins

PSYOP memecoin faces identity crisis amidst questionable token launch

Explore the PSYOP token drama as its creator accuses a rival of imitation, and an independent media studio condemns the project as a scam from top to bottom.

3 years ago