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Man Held Captive in ‘Scam Compound’ and Forced To Target Westerners With Crypto Schemes: Report

A Malaysian man who responded to a job ad on Facebook reportedly fell victim to a human trafficking syndicate that…

February 11, 2024

US Government Charges German National for Allegedly Running $150,000,000 Crypto Scam

US authorities are charging a German businessman for allegedly operating a crypto pyramid scheme that defrauded about $150 million from…

January 23, 2024

Minnesota Couple Loses Over $9,200,000 After ‘LinkedIn Adultress’ Misleads Man into Crypto Scam: Report

A couple from Eden Prairie, Minnesota is down nearly $10 million after the husband fell victim to a crypto romance…

August 2, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Boyfriend Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Laundering $300,000,000 in Crypto

The ex-boyfriend of the infamous “Cryptoqueen” has been sentenced to five years in prison for laundering hundreds of millions of…

February 20, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Say $5,000,000,000 in Assets Now Recovered From Collapsed Crypto Exchange: Report

Sam Bankman-Fried’s attorneys are revealing that billions of dollars worth of liquid assets has been recovered from bankrupt crypto exchange…

January 11, 2023

Crypto Trader Involved in $110,000,000 Exploit Arrested for Alleged Commodities Fraud and Manipulation

The crypto trader behind the $110 million exploit of the Solana (SOL)-based decentralized finance (DeFi) trading platform Mango Markets is…

December 29, 2022

CFTC Charges Illinois and Oregon Residents in Alleged $44,000,000 Crypto Ponzi Scheme

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) is announcing charges against two US residents alleging that they were behind a multi-million-dollar…

May 23, 2022

Department of Justice To Sell $56,000,000 in Crypto Assets Seized From BitConnect Fraud Scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is selling confiscated proceeds from the BitConnect high-yield investment program, the biggest crypto fraud…

November 18, 2021

Authorities Arrest Dozens Linked to Notorious Billion-Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam PlusToken: Report

Chinese authorities have arrested suspects involved in the PlusToken cryptocurrency scam, which reportedly began in 2018 and robbed investors of…

July 31, 2020

California Scammers Accused of Using Crypto Buzzwords to Defraud Investors in Multimillion Dollar Operation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is alleging that three California residents took advantage of investors by inventing an…

April 24, 2020