Plastic Surgery Fails to Help Crypto Scammer Evade Arrest After 10 Months

South Korean police arrested a man in his 40s for orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded 158 investors of 16 billion won ($12 million). Operating from November 2021 to June 2022, he promised an 18% monthly return on investments in a fake cryptocurrency mining business. The scam resulted in individual losses ranging from 1.2 million … Read more

Washington State Probes Alleged Crypto Fraud Linked to Fake Nasdaq Exchange

The financial watchdog in Washington State is currently probing a complaint regarding a cryptocurrency platform that allegedly purports to be associated with the Nasdaq Stock Exchange. This inquiry began after an investor reportedly put in $200,000 following a solicitation on Facebook that transitioned to communication over Whatsapp. The regulator has flagged this as a potential … Read more

Washington State Regulator Warns of Potential Fraud by BIB Crypto Platform

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) issued a consumer alert on Tuesday, stating that it has received a complaint regarding possible fraudulent activities by a cryptocurrency trading platform named BIB. An investor reported that after transferring 20,000 USDT to BIB following advice from individuals named Austin Johnson and Cindy Turner, he was unable … Read more

Singapore Court Imposes 6-Year Prison Sentence on Crypto Ponzi Scheme Mastermind

Yang Bin, a 61-year-old Dutch national, was sentenced by a Singapore court to six years in prison and fined S$16,000 Singapore dollars for orchestrating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Yang’s company, A&A Blockchain Innovation, falsely claimed to own 300,000 cryptocurrency mining machines, promising investors a daily return of 0.5%. In reality, the company had no such … Read more

Polygon’s Discord Channel Hacked; Admins Regain Control Amid Security Concerns

Polygon’s community Discord channel was compromised in a recent cyberattack, raising security concerns among users. The platform’s administrators have regained control and are working to restore the channel to its original state. Polygon Discord Breached—Admins Regain Control Access Polygon‘s chief information security officer, Mudit Gupta, explained that the Discord channel was compromised, cautioning users to … Read more

99 Arrested in Philippine Crypto Scam Hub Raid

Philippine police have arrested 99 individuals during a raid on a suspected scam hub in Parañaque City, uncovering a fraudulent cryptocurrency and romance scheme involving foreign and local workers. The company was unregistered and forced employees into compromising roles. Philippine Police Bust Crypto Scam Hub, Arrest 99 in Major Raid The National Capital Region Police … Read more

Google Faces Lawsuit After $5M in Crypto Stolen via Play Store App

A Florida woman, Maria Vaca, has sued Google in a California state court, alleging that a cryptocurrency wallet app she downloaded from the Google Play Store was malicious and resulted in the theft of $5 million in cryptocurrency. Vaca claims the app, Yobit Pro, exploited Google’s marketing that portrayed the Play Store as a secure … Read more

Police Warn of Bitcoin Scammers Posing as Bank Representatives

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in the U.S. state of Georgia has issued a warning about a cryptocurrency scam. Scammers are posing as representatives of financial institutions, informing individuals that their accounts have been compromised. They then instruct victims to withdraw funds from their accounts and deposit them into bitcoin ATMs. The sheriff’s office emphasizes … Read more