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DOJ Accuses Four US Residents of Laundering Money for $80,000,000 ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Investment Scam

Four alleged perpetrators of a massive crypto investment scam are facing potential jail time of up to 20 years following…

December 15, 2023

Miami Fraudster Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Duping Banks out of $4,000,000 in Crypto Scheme

The ringleader of a Miami-based crew that defrauded banks out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to over five…

December 1, 2023

US Government, Binance and Thai Police Take Down ‘Pig Butchering’ Ring As $277,000,000 Seized From Scammers

The US government, Thai police, and the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume just toppled a multi-million-dollar crypto scam.…

October 3, 2023

Five Arrested for Scheme That Robbed $76,000,000 From Victims of Crypto and Gold Scam: Report

Five people have reportedly been arrested in Thailand for allegedly fleecing millions of dollars from victims in a crypto and…

September 18, 2023

‘Cryptoqueen’ Associate Receives 20 Years in Prison, Ordered To Surrender $300,000,000

One of the co-founders of the $4 billion OneCoin crypto pyramid scheme has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.…

September 14, 2023

Court Hands 11,196-Year Prison Sentence to CEO of Exchange That Collapsed With $2,000,000,000+ in Crypto: Report

The chief executive of a collapsed crypto exchange has reportedly been handed a staggering prison sentence of over 11,000 years.…

September 8, 2023

Scammer Nabs $55,000 in Crypto by Duping the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency: Report

A scammer has reportedly duped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) into sending them $55,000 worth of crypto. According to…

August 26, 2023

Criminal Actors Posing As NFT Developers in Crypto Phishing Scams, Warns FBI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing a warning to investors saying that criminals are posing as developers of…

August 7, 2023

FBI Issues Warning to Americans, Says Fake Job Advertisements Force Victims to Commit Crypto Scams

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is issuing a warning to Americans about fake job advertisements that harass applicants into…

May 29, 2023

Brazilian Federal Police Move Against Alleged Transnational $800,000,000 Crypto Fraud Ring

Brazilian Federal Police are executing 20 search and seizure warrants for an alleged transnational crypto fraud ring accused of stealing…

October 8, 2022