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Chinese police arrest 12 in digital currency money laundering scam
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21 May, 2020

Chinese police arrest 12 in digital currency money laundering scam

The group allegedly used Huobi’s platform to transfer the proceeds of fraud to an overseas bank account via digital currency...
Philippines new scam tags gov’t in digital currency fake news
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21 May, 2020

Philippines new scam tags gov’t in digital currency fake news

The finance department was allegedly establishing a platform for Philippines residents to “generate income” from digital currency.
PlusToken 2.0? New Chinese Ponzi scheme nets $1B in digital currencies
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19 May, 2020

PlusToken 2.0? New Chinese Ponzi scheme nets $1B in digital currencies

China has fallen victim to yet another mega digital currency scam. Known as WoToken, the scam is alleged to have...
Texas halts ‘double your money’ digital currency scam
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19 May, 2020

Texas halts ‘double your money’ digital currency scam

Texas has issued a cease and desist order against a digital currency investment scam whose operator assures investors that he...
FinCEN finds strong correlation between COVID-19 and digital currency scams
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16 May, 2020

FinCEN finds strong correlation between COVID-19 and digital currency scams

According to FINCEN, there have been over 70,000 cases of digital currency-related fraud reported to their agency since 2013.
Fake Libra scams pose new challenge for Facebook
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15 May, 2020

Fake Libra scams pose new challenge for Facebook

Almost a year after Facebook’s Libra was first announced, the outlook for the stablecoin looks starkly different.
Judge junks $9M digital currency scammer’s COVID-19 defense
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15 May, 2020

Judge junks $9M digital currency scammer’s COVID-19 defense

Judge John Tuchi rejected an emergency motion for release from prison submitted on behalf of John Caruso of Zima Digital...
Digital currency scams on the rise in New Zealand
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14 May, 2020

Digital currency scams on the rise in New Zealand

Scammers have been keen to target the Pacific communities in New Zealand, according to the Financial Markets Authority.
People’s Bank of China warns against blockchain investment scams
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14 May, 2020

People’s Bank of China warns against blockchain investment scams

Dubbed a “cheat sheet” for investors, the warning looks at common frauds including regular securities and pensions, virtual currencies and...
Philippines SEC pinpoints 5 digital currency ‘get rich quick’ schemes
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8 May, 2020

Philippines SEC pinpoints 5 digital currency ‘get rich quick’ schemes

The regulator said the illegal investment schemes were promising unfeasibly high rates of return to investors willing to stump up...
Former Washington senator faces arrest over $4.3M ICO scam
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23 April, 2020

Former Washington senator faces arrest over $4.3M ICO scam

The former Washington senator is said to have profited from the scheme, which raised investment for the issue of Meta...
BitHull makes FPGA mining promises that are too good to be true
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23 April, 2020

BitHull makes FPGA mining promises that are too good to be true

BitHull has stormed onto the scene promising anyone can get rich quick at home with their digital currency miners. But...