Crypto Scam

On 31 July 2026, the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) Dehradun office provisionally attached assets worth approximately ₹8.54 crore (about $895,730) belonging to Hemant Ishwar Sharma under the Prevention of Money Laundering...

The police in Seoul, South Korea, have arrested three individuals for allegedly engaging in fraudulent XRP staking using a fake platform. The alleged criminals stole about 3.4 million XRP from...

Myanmar’s military-backed parliament has passed the Anti-Online Scam Bill, which brings in some of the toughest punishments in the world for crimes linked to online scam operations. The new law...

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has uncovered an alleged crypto hawala network linked to international drug trafficking. The agency reportedly arrested a Dubai-based Indian national for using digital assets to launder...

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev’s X account was compromised on Thursday and briefly used to promote a fake memecoin called Vladhood (VLAD). The fraudulent post described the token as the “official...

A crypto robbery story went viral on X after a user “wrss29” claimed he was robbed in Bali. In a detailed post, he describes getting robbed of 189 SOL (approximately...

U.S. authorities have moved to seize more than $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to international fraud schemes that allegedly tricked thousands of victims in the United States, Canada and other...

India has tightened its scrutiny over crypto scams and related threats. In the latest development, India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a money laundering probe into an alleged $35 million crypto...

Three men who impersonated police officers and built fake police websites to steal more than £4 million ($5.4 million) in cryptocurrency have been jailed following a major investigation by London’s...

India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has reportedly intensified its probe into an alleged $58 million (INR 500 crore) crypto scam. While this incident marks one of the largest crypto fraud cases...

According to the US Department of Justice, a federal grand jury charged Benjamin Paul Wiener, 43, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with 29 federal counts, including wire fraud, money laundering,...

A 70-year-old chartered accountant from Gwalior has reportedly fallen victim to cyber fraud. Over seven months, cybercriminals allegedly lured him into investing in a fake cryptocurrency trading platform, leading to...

Cape Town authorities have stepped up a crackdown on suspected crypto fraud, impounding luxury vehicles with fake or missing registrations. Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said city officials and the...

More than a thousand Texas residents have collectively lost $56.8 million to cryptocurrency ATM scams over the past twelve months, according to new data highlighting a fast-growing fraud problem that...

A Chinese court has sentenced Huang to 30 months in prison for participating in telecom fraud operations in Myanmar and Cambodia. The Shanghai Baoshan District People’s Procuratorate said he was...

An Ontario woman has shared how an AI-generated video featuring Canada’s Prime Minister led her into a cryptocurrency investment scam that resulted in the loss of more than $900,000. The...

Unlike traditional bank transfers, cryptocurrency transactions are generally irreversible. However, if you report a scam quickly, it gives law enforcement a much better shot at tracking blockchain transactions. This means...

FBI Director Kash Patel has issued a direct warning to cryptocurrency fraudsters, saying the bureau will identify those exploiting Americans and bring them to justice. Notably, his statement accompanied a...

The FBI has identified a growing tactic in cryptocurrency investment fraud where scammers dispatch couriers to collect cash directly from victims after convincing them they are investing in legitimate digital...

According to reports, the police in Paphos, a coastal city in Cyprus, are investigating a new online scam involving fraudsters who scammed a 66-year-old woman, collecting thousands of dollars from...

India’s Bitcoin scam investigation has taken on a political dimension after Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge suggested that leaders from the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could also be named...

A fraud case in Beijing has drawn attention after stolen funds were lost in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. The case centers on a 60-year-old woman who used a false identity to...

Authorities in Ukraine uncovered an unusual digital enterprise after investigators raided a warehouse they initially believed housed a cryptocurrency mining operation. Instead of rows of specialized mining equipment, officials found...

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has issued a warning to avoid Rain Protocol, a prediction market project that recently reached an $8.8 billion market capitalization despite minimal real users, limited product traction,...

An 86-year-old woman from Sault Ste. Marie lost nearly $1 million after falling for a cryptocurrency scam that started with a fake advertisement on Facebook. Judy Skene said she first...