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  2. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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    A major bitcoin exchange, Bitfinex, was compromised by the 2016 Bitfinex hack, when nearly 120,000 bitcoins (around US$71 million) were stolen in 2016. [63] Bitfinex was forced to suspend its trading. The theft was the second-largest bitcoin heist ever, dwarfed only by the Mt. Gox theft in 2014.

  3. Bitcoin ATM fraud is soaring, FTC warns. Here's how the scams ...

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    In 2023, consumers reported $114 million in losses from scams involving BTMs — a nearly 900% increase over the preceding three years, the FTC said Tuesday in a report. Losses through June of ...

  4. PayPaI - Wikipedia

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    The scam involves sending PayPal account holders a notification email claiming that PayPal has "temporarily suspended" their account. Instead of linking to PayPal.com, the site references in the email link to a convincing duplicate of the site at paypai.com, in the hope that the user will enter their PayPal login details, which the owner of ...

  5. How to Protect Yourself From Bitcoin ATM Scams - AOL

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    Bitcoin ATM scams are carried out in a variety of ways, but they often involve an unexpected phone call, message, or computer pop-up. Typically, the scammer will try to communicate through these ...

  6. How to fight Venmo and PayPal scams - AOL

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    If you need additional help, Venmo and PayPal offer support pages to help you navigate other scams. Follow these steps and you should be just a bit safer online. Sign up for Yahoo Finance Tech ...

  7. PayPal Mafia - Wikipedia

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    The PayPal Mafia is a group of former PayPal employees and founders who have since founded and/or developed additional technology companies based in Silicon Valley, [1] such as Tesla, Inc., LinkedIn, Palantir Technologies, SpaceX, Affirm, Slide, Kiva, YouTube, Yelp, and Yammer. [2]

  8. Bitcoin ATM scams are soaring — and older adults are ...

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    The FTC said reported losses from Bitcoin ATM fraud topped $110 million last year, as scammers lure victims to send them large sums through the crypto kiosks. Bitcoin ATM scams are soaring — and ...

  9. Phishing - Wikipedia

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    Phishing is a form of social engineering and a scam where ... The hackers then sent messages to Twitter followers soliciting Bitcoin, ... PayPal offers various ...