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fromZDNET
5 months ago
US news

Beware the 'Hi, how are you?' text. It's a scam - here's how it works

Online investment scams in the US cost victims $3.5 billion in H1 2025, with a median loss of $10,000 and rising cryptocurrency payouts.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
6 months ago
UK news

Five arrested in crypto fraud investigation as Met appeals to thousands of potential victims

Five men were arrested in London for involvement in a sophisticated cryptocurrency fraud that reportedly cost thousands of victims millions of pounds.
Information security
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 weeks ago

American Crypto Fraud Topped $11 Billion In 2025, Shattering Records: FBI

Cryptocurrency-related fraud caused over $11.3 billion in losses for Americans in 2025, representing more than half of all cybercrime losses.
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fromnews.bitcoin.com
2 weeks ago
Information security

FBI Reports $11.37B in Crypto Scam Losses as US Fraud Hits Record High

Americans reported $11.37 billion in cryptocurrency-related losses to the FBI in 2025, the highest annual total on record.
fromcointelegraph.com
11 months ago
Cryptocurrency

How to spot a fake crypto investment platform: 10 red flags

Fake crypto investment platforms can often be identified by unrealistic promises and lack of verifiable information.
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SF real estate
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 month ago

Why do large real estate fraud cases keep happening in the North Bay?

Pacific Private Money, a Marin County real estate finance company, abruptly closed with over 100 investors unable to access funds since December, prompting District Attorney investigation into potential fraud or business failure.
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World news
fromThe Daily Star
6 months ago

How stock investors get scammed thru socials

Scammers use social media ads and fake WhatsApp experts to lure investors to cloned brokerage sites and steal funds via bKash, Nagad, or bank transfers.
fromThe Globe and Mail
10 months ago

Scammers are impersonating finance experts to steal millions - and the real ones are struggling to stop it

Mr. Belski highlighted,
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Online marketing
fromThe Hacker News
11 months ago

New Investment Scams Use Facebook Ads, RDGA Domains, and IP Checks to Filter Victims

Two threat actor groups are orchestrating investment scams using celebrity endorsements.
Scams involve fake platforms and data collection through web forms.
NYC startup
fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 months ago

Fantastic tales about space travel technology' from fake Bay Area company were science fiction'

Ramesh Nathan was convicted of fraud and money laundering for misleading investors about his nonexistent spacecraft company, resulting in significant financial losses.
fromwww.nytimes.com
11 months ago

A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel

Mr. Armstrong knew exactly what he was dealing with: yet another in a growing number of Scotch whisky-investment scams.
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