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“Never send money or crypto to anyone, even your friends, unless you double-check with them through another platform.” A reputable financial advisor can help you avoid scams, too. Be careful ...
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...
For those who may have been targeted by a crime or scam—whether or not it's crypto-related—the FBI encourages individuals to file a complaint with its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).
Ruja Plamenova Ignatova (Bulgarian: Ружа Пламенова Игнатова, romanized: Ruža Plamenova Ignatova, occasionally transliterated as "Ruga Ignatova"; born May 30, 1980 – disappeared October 25, 2017) [2] is a Bulgarian-born German entrepreneur best known as one of the FBI’s Top Ten wanted Fugitives, and as the founder of a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme known as OneCoin ...
In 2024, crypto fraud is estimated to reach US$12.4 billion, of which high-yield investment program (HYIP) scams and pig butchering scams contributed 50.2% and 33.2% respectively, and pig butchering scams grew at the rapid rate of 40% over previous one year. [126]
The vast majority of people who reported losing money to crypto fraud involving a kiosk — or a crypto ATM — were over 60, according to the FBI. People in that age group lost more than $124 ...
OneCoin logo on the door of their office building in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2016. OneCoin is a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme [1] [2] conducted by offshore companies OneCoin Ltd (based in Bulgaria [3] and registered in Dubai) and OneLife Network Ltd (registered in Belize), both founded by Ruja Ignatova in concert with Sebastian Greenwood. [4]
Notably, crypto-related investment scams are the most reported to the CAFC, yet fewer than 5% of scams are reported overall, suggesting the true scale of the issue is likely much larger.