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In 2021, losses to crypto scams were 60 times higher than they had been in 2018. “Cryptocurrency can be a fast, convenient, and inexpensive way to pay for products or services, transfer assets ...
Stephen Findeisen (born 1993 or 1994), [2] [3] better known as Coffeezilla, is an American YouTuber and cryptocurrency journalist who is known primarily for his channel in which he investigates and discusses online scams, usually surrounding cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and internet celebrities. [4]
Every year, more and more people fall prey to scams. Data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that in 2021, consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud. That's a 70% increase from...
A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as killing pig game) [1] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
Recovery scammers target people who have just lost money to another scam. Typically, recovery scammers will promise to get the money back in exchange for an upfront fee. After you pay, they vanish.
A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [114] or shazhupan, [115] (Chinese: 杀猪盘), translated as killing pig game) [113] is a type of long-term scam and investment fraud in which the victim is gradually lured into making increasing contributions, usually in the form of cryptocurrency, to a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. [116]
Lloyds Bank has seen a 23% rise in reports of cryptocurrency investment scams and says victims are most commonly in the 25 to 34 age group. Crypto investment fraud warning issued by major bank ...
Pig butchering cost Americans $5.6 billion last year. The term, used by scammers to describe crypto investment schemes, was especially apt in 2023, as losses increased 45% over the 2022 totals ...