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1. Social Media Scams. One of the most common types of cryptocurrency scams occurs on social media platforms. Here, malicious actors impersonate well-known brands or celebrities to promote their ...
According to the latest available data from the FTC, more than 46,000 people in the U.S. reported losing an accumulative $1 billion to crypto scams between January 2021 and June 2022. In 2021 ...
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 ...
The theft was the second-largest bitcoin heist ever, dwarfed only by the Mt. Gox theft in 2014. According to Forbes, "All of Bitfinex's customers... will stand to lose money. The company has announced a cut of 36.067% across the board." [62] Following the hack the company failed to refund customers, though efforts are continuing. [63]
Crypto.com: 2013 Singapore Singapore: cryptocurrency exchange [citation needed] Cryptopia: 2014 New Zealand: Christchurch: cryptocurrency exchange Liquidated in 2019, ongoing investigation [5] Digital Asset Holdings: 2014 United States: New York City: blockchain financial services [citation needed] Gemini: 2015 United States: New York City
For many, the run-up to the new year is the season of giving -- but countless fraudsters, scammers and schemers lurking in the shadows see it as the season of taking. Be Aware: 30 Scam Phone ...
A pig butchering scam (in Chinese sha zhu pan [2] or shazhupan, [3] (Chinese: ĉçŞç), 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.
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 ...