Tag: scam
Revolut Card Fraud Dropped by 30% Since Scam Detection Feature Launch
Many consumers across the UK are falling to scams originating from Meta platforms: Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp….
Two individuals indicted for $25M AI crypto trading scam: DOJ
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted two individuals for allegedly operating a $25 million artificial…
Hong Kong authorities say 145 victims and $18.9M lost in Hounax scam
Hong Kong authorities reported on Nov. 27 that 145 users were affected in a scam by the…
Asked to get a banana, a BAYC owner narrowly avoids a fake Forbes scam
A Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) owner says he has managed to avoid a potentially “dreadful day”…
Yearn.Finance token tumbles 43%, community speculates on exit scam
Yearn.Finance’s governance token (YFI) plummeted over 43% in just five hours on Nov. 18 after rallying almost…
Elon Musk AI project inspired memecoin ‘Grok’ falls 74% on creator scam claim
The price of a memecoin drawing its namesake from Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence project “Grok” plummeted over…
Chinese hackers use fake Skype app to target crypto users in new phishing scam
A new phishing scam has emerged in China that uses a fake Skype video app to target…
BNB Smart Chain scam losses dropped 75% in Q3: Report
Scams facilitated on BNB Smart Chain (BSC) decreased from $55.4 million in the second quarter of 2023…
FTX clients face deceptive priority withdrawal scam
FTX users are reportedly being targeted in a withdrawal scam. X (formerly Twitter) user and FTX creditor…
Web3 game project allegedly hired actors to pose as executives in $1.6M exit scam
On Oct. 10, the development team for gaming project FinSoul carried out an alleged exit scam, siphoning…