Crypto Scams

FBI IC3 Reports 140K+ Crypto Scam Complaints, $9.3B Lost In 2024 By Americans

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centre (IC3) released its annual report on April 23, 2025, detailing crypto scams and losses across the United States...

Hong Kong Police Arrest Over 500 Individuals in Massive $199M Crypto Related Crimes Crackdown

In an unprecedented law enforcement operation, Hong Kong police have arrested 503 individuals in connection with a sweeping crackdown on cryptocurrency-related crimes.  The operation, conducted...

SEC Accuses PGI Global Founder Ramil Palafox of Orchestrating a $198M Crypto Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a significant enforcement action against Ramil Palafox, the founder of PGI Global, accusing him of...

Elon Musk Uses Meme to Caution Social Media Users About the Growing Threat of Crypto Phishing Scams

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter), has once again leveraged his massive social media influence to shed light on...

Crypto User Targeted in $234K Scam After Approving Fraudulent aArbWBTC Transaction

A crypto user unintentionally approved a bogus transaction involving a phony token called aArbWBTC, falling prey to a complex phishing scheme and losing over...

United States DOJ Moves Forward with Crypto Fraud Case Targeting Former SafeMoon CEO

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is officially moving forward with a criminal fraud case against Braden Karony, the former Chief Executive Officer of...

SHIB Team Member Lucie Warns Community About Rising Scams And Impersonators

A key voice from the Shiba Inu team, Lucie, has shared a heartfelt message with the SHIB community. In a post on X(Twitter), she...

Crypto Investigator Warns of Potential Fraud Risk After Binance Co-Founder CZ Address Receives 90M GroK Tokens

A wallet address identified as belonging to Changpeng Zhao (CZ), co-founder and former CEO of Binance, has drawn significant attention after receiving 90 million...

South China Morning Post Reports Copycat Scam Website to Authorities

A bogus website was reported to Hong Kong authorities by the South China Morning Post (SCMP) after it was found to be using the...

Santander Bank Cleared in $751K Cryptocurrency Scam Lawsuit

A Massachusetts appeals court has dismissed a rare case where Lourenco Garcia attempted to hold Santander Bank liable for a $751,000 loss in a...

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OKX to Launch Private Keyless Pay Wallet, Targeting One Billion Crypto Users

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