U.K residents are being warned against scammers claiming to offer information on locals infected with coronavirus for payments in bitcoin.
The accused scammers argue they are unable to follow medical advice in an enclosed jail environment.
Scammers purporting to sell face masks, hand sanitizer and medication have stolen at least $2 million in cryptocurrency from panicking consumers, claims blockchain security firm AnChain.AI.
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority is asking investors to watch out for coronavirus-related crypto scams.
Chainalysis’ 2019 crime report found illicit activities accounted for roughly 1 percent of overall crypto transactions last year, and better enforcement of anti-money laundering and know-your-customer regulations could stamp out a large portion of that.
Five people have been charged in Australia over a cold-call cryptocurrency investment fraud that allegedly duped investors for over $1.8 million.
British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, is being impersonated in an email promoting a cryptocurrency scam.
A site called "US Veteran Token" looks to be using goodwill toward military vets to scam investors. And one of our bios was stolen to promote it.
Before shutting down, Bitcoin Wallets' "manager" promised 100-percent returns on investors' money in just two weeks. Then they burned down his house.
The price of Tron tanked Monday on inaccurate rumors of a "police raid" at the company's office in Beijing. The real story was more interesting.
An Australian couple lost over AU$20,000 in a bitcoin scam, and were even taunted by the perpetrator over their losses.
Blockchain advisory firm AmaZix is launching a "moderation bot" to help stamp out cryptocurrency scams on popular messaging app Telegram.
Irish cryptocurrency exchange Bitsane may have done a runner with users' funds, according to a report.
Europol and police agencies have busted a cloned exchange operation that stole over $27 million in bitcoin from thousands of victims.
Buyer beware: the difference between ì and i can mean the loss of a few thousand dollars if you're not careful.