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Bitcoin scams on the rise; How and Indian cryptocurrency trader almost lost two BTC
October 24th, 2018
A cryptocurrency user from India has almost lost two Bitcoins on LocalBitcoins. The attacker reportedly used sophisticated methods such as SMS spoofing, evidence tampering, and downright lying to the admins of Localbitcoins to facilitate the crime. The recent banking ...
Beware: 7 most common online financial scams
October 23rd, 2018
Europol and the European Banking Federation launch awareness campaign on 7 most common online financial scams. Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), the European Banking Federation and their partners from the public and private sector are kicking off today the ...
EU to step up legal battle with Britain over import scam
September 20th, 2018
The European Commission is expected to step up a legal battle on Wednesday against Britain to recover 2.7 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in lost revenues due to an import scam, two European officials told Reuters on Tuesday. Commission officials ...
Property investment scam: Affected investors lost millions, feel “unprotected by the law”
September 5th, 2018
“The only thing that is left for us now is to file a complaint and pray that the money hasn’t been spent on casinos and luxury hotels.” Around 60 people who have been affected by an alleged scam in ...
Investors claim they lost €4.1m in Binary Options scam
September 3rd, 2018
A group of investors who claim they lost millions of euro in an electronic trading scam have brought a High Court damages action against an Irish-registered firm and Irish- and Israeli-based directors. They have sued Greymountain Management Ltd, which ...
Online scammers captured after causing Eur 18 million of damage
August 2nd, 2018
After six years of preparation and coordination, the international Operation Warenagent has seen the arrest of 15 individuals, thought to be members of a network responsible for online fraud causing EUR 18 million worth of damage. The operation was ...
US seeks record $75m. from marketer for steering victims to Israeli binary scams
July 19th, 2018
While Israeli law enforcement continues to ignore the country’s robust online fraud sector, the United States government has asked a Florida court to impose some $75 million in fines and penalties against a single alleged US-based binary options fraudster. ...
Most notable and costly cryptocurrency hacks and scams
July 16th, 2018
Crypto Aware, a community-focused initiative reporting crypto-related scams, has published a curated list of the most notable Bitcoin and altcoins hacks ever reported. According the report: “Since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009, the development of cryptocurrencies and blockchain ...
8 Israelis arrested in Philippines for multi-million dollar Forex, Bitcoin and shares scam
June 8th, 2018
The Cybercrime Unit of the Philippine Police has arrested eight Israelis who are suspected to have been behind a huge Bitcoin currency and online investments fraud scheme worth millions of dollars. The Israelis were arrested on Wednesday in raids ...
Over £87,000 lost to binary options scams every day in the UK
January 29th, 2018
Over £87,000 lost to binary options scams every day in the UK Under 25s are six times more likely to trust an investment offer made via social media, compared to those aged 55+ Online overtakes phone as most common ...
