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‘Scammers’ impersonate Crypto Twitter users on Threads as users near 100M

DIGIT — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 03:15:47 +0000

Threads are already seeing potential crypto scammers arrive on the platform as Crypto Twitter personas warn of impersonators on the app.

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Web3 sees 15 new scam smart contracts an hour: Solidus Labs

DIGIT — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 05:55:30 +0000

Solidus Labs, which has been monitoring 12 leading blockchains, has detected a majority of scam-like tokens originating from Binance’s BNB Chain.

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Spanish Securities Regulator Warns of Impersonators Selling Bitcoin on Its Behalf

DIGIT — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:30:01 +0000

The CNMV, the Spanish securities regulator, has issued a warning about the existence of an unknown party asking for information and offering to sell bitcoin on its behalf. The fraudsters are said to perform the scam attempt via phone calls, where they ask for personal information and offer the benefit of purchasing bitcoins said to […]

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Twitter Crypto Scammers Continue to Fly Under the Company’s Radar

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 21:00:51 +0000

Over the last two years, cryptocurrency scamming on social media has been prevalent. In January 2019, it was reported that crypto impersonation scams on Twitter raked in millions in cryptocurrencies from people pretending to be well known blockchain personalities. Now a new form of deception can be seen on the platform, as scammers are using […]

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Crypto Luminary Impersonation Scammers on Social Media Raked in Millions in 2018

DIGIT — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 19:12:29 +0000

Over the last two years, as cryptocurrencies gained mainstream attention, scammers have become far more prevalent. One particular social media scam that can be found on prominent websites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram is the impersonation of well-known crypto industry executives and blockchain luminaries. Unfortunately even a verified account means nothing these days and these […]

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