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Operation Atlantic: Canada, UK and US Conduct Joint Operation to Disrupt Crypto Fraud Networks
Law enforcement agencies from the US, UK, and Canada have launched a joint operation to combat crypto-related fraud. The initiative focuses on tackling cross-border scams, including phishing and investment fraud schemes, through coordinated enforcement and intelligence sharing.
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US Treasury Department Sanctions North Korea-Linked Network Over Crypto IT Worker Fraud
The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korea-linked IT worker scheme that allegedly used fake identities to secure remote tech jobs and funnel earnings through cryptocurrency. Officials say the network helped generate illicit revenue for the North Korean regime.
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Bengaluru Techie Loses 55 Lakhs In Crypto Fraud On Matrimony Site
A 32-year-old IT professional from Ullal Upanagara in Bengaluru has filed a police complaint alleging he was cheated of over Rs 55 lakh by fraudsters.
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Navi Mumbai Man Loses Rs 52 Lakh In Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud
A 60-year-old contractor from Navi Mumbai has allegedly been duped of more than Rs 52 lakh after being lured to invest in cryptocurrency for higher returns, police said on Thursday.
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GainBitcoin Scam: CBI Seizes Cryptocurrencies Worth Rs. 23.94 Crore
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it seized significant incriminating evidence and virtual digital assets, unravelling the extent of the cryptocurrency fraud following nationwide searches conducted on February 25-26 in connection with the GainBitcoin scam cases.
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ED Seizes 'Biggest' Crypto Fund Worth Rs. 1,646 crore in PMLA Case
The ED has busted a mega money laundering scheme, seizing Rs. 1,646 crore of crypto assets. The ED case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from an FIR of the Surat Police crime branch which said the alleged fraud that took place between November 2016 - January 2018 (after demonetisation).
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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Former US Bank CEO Shan Hanes Jailed For Stealing $47 Million In Crypto Scheme
A former chief executive officer (CEO) of a US bank has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for embezzling $47 million in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
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HashFlare Founders Arrested in Estonia for $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
Founders of the Bitcoin cloud miner platform HashFlare were arrested in Estonia this week for alleged wire fraud and money laundering. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, the creators behind HashFlare, were charged by the US District Court in Seattle for reportedly running a cryptocurrency fraud scheme and scamming investors.
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Two Arrested in Estonia for Cheating Hundreds of Thousands in $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
Authorities in Estonia have arrested two men on suspicion of defrauding $575 million (roughly Rs. 4,700 crore) from hundreds of thousands of people, police said on Monday. The joint operation involved more than 100 police officers, including around 15 US federal agents. According to a statement by the authorities, "invited people to invest in their...
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Over 50,000 BTC Worth Over $1 Billion Recovered from Silk Road Darknet Debacle
The US authorities have recovered Bitcoin worth $1.04 billion (roughly Rs. 8,228 crore) related to the infamous dark-web marketplace, Silk Road. The recovery was made from an address in Georgia connected with James Zhong. The accused has pleaded guilty to committing this wire fraud in 2012.
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Crypto Pyramid Scheme Lands 11 in Trouble, SEC Alleges $300 Million Were Raised by Fraud
A total of 11 individuals in the US have been charged with whipping-up a crypto pyramid scheme, defrauding “millions of retailers”, and churning over $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,359 crore). Carolyn Welshhans, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit called Forsage a fraudulent pyramid scheme launched on a massive scale and aggre...
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US SEC Charges 11 People for Promoting Fraud Crypto Pyramid, Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for creating, and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scheme, Forsage, raised over $300 million (nearly Rs. 2,300 crores) from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Two of the defendants agreed to settle the charges and one of them ag...
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Coinbase Insider Trading: Two Indians Brothers, Houston Man Charged in First Crypto Insider Trading Case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three persons with insider trading charges, in what the agency has called the first cryptocurrency insider trading scheme. Two Indian brothers Ishan and Nikil Wahi, and Houston resident Sameer Ramani were charged with wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to commit ins...
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Crypto Lender Celsius Network Sued by Former Investment Manager Alleging Fraud
Crypto lender Celsius Network was served with lawsuit by a former investment manager, Jason Stone, accusing the firm of using customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token. Celsius allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme to defraud the plaintiff KeyFi into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them.
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Operation Atlantic: Canada, UK and US Conduct Joint Operation to Disrupt Crypto Fraud Networks
Law enforcement agencies from the US, UK, and Canada have launched a joint operation to combat crypto-related fraud. The initiative focuses on tackling cross-border scams, including phishing and investment fraud schemes, through coordinated enforcement and intelligence sharing.
-
US Treasury Department Sanctions North Korea-Linked Network Over Crypto IT Worker Fraud
The US Treasury has sanctioned individuals and entities tied to a North Korea-linked IT worker scheme that allegedly used fake identities to secure remote tech jobs and funnel earnings through cryptocurrency. Officials say the network helped generate illicit revenue for the North Korean regime.
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Bengaluru Techie Loses 55 Lakhs In Crypto Fraud On Matrimony Site
A 32-year-old IT professional from Ullal Upanagara in Bengaluru has filed a police complaint alleging he was cheated of over Rs 55 lakh by fraudsters.
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Navi Mumbai Man Loses Rs 52 Lakh In Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud
A 60-year-old contractor from Navi Mumbai has allegedly been duped of more than Rs 52 lakh after being lured to invest in cryptocurrency for higher returns, police said on Thursday.
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GainBitcoin Scam: CBI Seizes Cryptocurrencies Worth Rs. 23.94 Crore
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it seized significant incriminating evidence and virtual digital assets, unravelling the extent of the cryptocurrency fraud following nationwide searches conducted on February 25-26 in connection with the GainBitcoin scam cases.
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ED Seizes 'Biggest' Crypto Fund Worth Rs. 1,646 crore in PMLA Case
The ED has busted a mega money laundering scheme, seizing Rs. 1,646 crore of crypto assets. The ED case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), stems from an FIR of the Surat Police crime branch which said the alleged fraud that took place between November 2016 - January 2018 (after demonetisation).
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YouTube Restores Access After Crypto Scammers Hijack Ranveer Allahbadia's Channel to Trick Viewers
This week, cyber criminals breached content creator Ranveer Allahbadia’s handles on YouTube, replaced related logos and images with those of Elon Musk and Tesla, as well as deleted all of the videos that were published on the pages. The channels started promoting a crypto fraud scheme, for hours before YouTube restored access to Allahbadia.
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Former US Bank CEO Shan Hanes Jailed For Stealing $47 Million In Crypto Scheme
A former chief executive officer (CEO) of a US bank has been sentenced to more than 24 years in federal prison for embezzling $47 million in a cryptocurrency fraud scheme.
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HashFlare Founders Arrested in Estonia for $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
Founders of the Bitcoin cloud miner platform HashFlare were arrested in Estonia this week for alleged wire fraud and money laundering. Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turõgin, the creators behind HashFlare, were charged by the US District Court in Seattle for reportedly running a cryptocurrency fraud scheme and scamming investors.
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Two Arrested in Estonia for Cheating Hundreds of Thousands in $575 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme
Authorities in Estonia have arrested two men on suspicion of defrauding $575 million (roughly Rs. 4,700 crore) from hundreds of thousands of people, police said on Monday. The joint operation involved more than 100 police officers, including around 15 US federal agents. According to a statement by the authorities, "invited people to invest in their...
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Over 50,000 BTC Worth Over $1 Billion Recovered from Silk Road Darknet Debacle
The US authorities have recovered Bitcoin worth $1.04 billion (roughly Rs. 8,228 crore) related to the infamous dark-web marketplace, Silk Road. The recovery was made from an address in Georgia connected with James Zhong. The accused has pleaded guilty to committing this wire fraud in 2012.
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Crypto Pyramid Scheme Lands 11 in Trouble, SEC Alleges $300 Million Were Raised by Fraud
A total of 11 individuals in the US have been charged with whipping-up a crypto pyramid scheme, defrauding “millions of retailers”, and churning over $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,359 crore). Carolyn Welshhans, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit called Forsage a fraudulent pyramid scheme launched on a massive scale and aggre...
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US SEC Charges 11 People for Promoting Fraud Crypto Pyramid, Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for creating, and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scheme, Forsage, raised over $300 million (nearly Rs. 2,300 crores) from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Two of the defendants agreed to settle the charges and one of them ag...
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Coinbase Insider Trading: Two Indians Brothers, Houston Man Charged in First Crypto Insider Trading Case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has charged three persons with insider trading charges, in what the agency has called the first cryptocurrency insider trading scheme. Two Indian brothers Ishan and Nikil Wahi, and Houston resident Sameer Ramani were charged with wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to commit ins...
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Crypto Lender Celsius Network Sued by Former Investment Manager Alleging Fraud
Crypto lender Celsius Network was served with lawsuit by a former investment manager, Jason Stone, accusing the firm of using customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token. Celsius allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme to defraud the plaintiff KeyFi into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them.
