Category: scam

TerraUSD
December 19, 2023 BY Simon Mugo

TerraUSD's Founder Do Kwon’s Extradition Stopped on Judicial Error

As reported by Coindesk, based on court documents released on Tuesday, the judge handling the case did not provide Kwon an opportunity to express his views on the U.S. extradition request. This step is a compulsory procedure under the law. Kwon's legal team successfully appealed based on this error, resulting in the case being sent…

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November 14, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Banks using the Zelle payment app started scam-based refunds

Owned by seven banks, including JPMorgan Chase (JMP.N), the Bank of America (BAC.N), and Wells Fargo (WFC), Zelle is a peer-to-peer payment system. Scammers, claiming to be official representatives, such as banks, agencies, or service providers, tricked Zelle users into transferring money to these quasi-bodies. According to federal law, banks must reimburse their clients for…

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November 06, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Crypto community relieved as the bell tolls for Sam Bankman-Fried

The once self-proclaimed crypto king saw his greed-fuelled empire crumble in November 2022. Once valued at $32bn, FTX was a leading cryptocurrency exchange. A 12-member jury found Bankman-Fried guilty on all charges. These included siphoning funds to the cryptocurrency-based hedge fund, Alameda Research, using customer funds for personal gains, and funding political campaigns in an…

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November 01, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Oyster Protocol founder jailed for 4 years for $5m tax evasion

US District Attorney Damian William noted: Amir Elmaani violated the duty he owed to pay taxes on millions of dollars of cryptocurrency profits, and he also violated the trust of investors in the cryptocurrency he founded. In October 2017, Elmaani promoted a cryptocurrency called Pearl, with marketing campaigns geared toward investors looking to purchase data on…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
August 14, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of October trial

Cuffed while being escorted from the Manhattan court, the FTX founder will await his October trial behind bars instead of the Palo Alto mansion of his parents. The judge’s decision came after Bankman-Fried gave the New York Times private papers belonging to Caroline Ellison, his former girlfriend and CEO of Alameda Research, a hedge fund…

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Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
August 11, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Class action lawsuit filed against prominent VCs

This lawsuit details how the defendants, which include industry knowns such as Temasek, Sequoia Capital, and Sino Global, used their influence and financial standing to help launch FTX and enable the multibillion-dollar disaster that affected countless people. It also alleges that these VCs painted a false picture of FTX, based on supposed diligent vetting. Temasek…

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Dukascopy bank
April 24, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Dukascopy warns about another fake clone website

The Swiss firm further warned people against providing their personal information on the clone website. The company stated: Do not trust any information to be found on the website https://www.jdh023.top/index/login/login/token/0c1e7103c3e0e56edb5f978f03103f9f.html. Do not provide any personal data on this website. Dukascopy concluded the announcement by saying it is “taking action” against the fake website. Earlier in…

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February 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

US court indicts founders of $340 million Forsage crypto Ponzi scheme

Assistant Director Luis Quesada of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, said: While advancements in the virtual asset ecosystem bring new opportunities to investors, criminals are also finding new ways to orchestrate illicit schemes. The FBI remains committed to working alongside our domestic and international law enforcement partners to investigate and pursue subjects who orchestrate these…

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CFTC
January 10, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC charges Mango Markets manipulator with fraud in a $110 million scheme

Acting Director of Enforcement Gretchen Lowe, said: The CFTC will use all available enforcement tools to aggressively pursue fraud and manipulation regardless of the technology that is utilized. The CEA prohibits deception and swap manipulation, whether on a registered swap execution facility or on a decentralized blockchain-based trading platform.” The scheme According to the official…

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OneCoin
December 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Crypto pyramid scheme OneCoin’s co-founder Karl Greenwood pleads guilty

US Attorney Damian Williams commented: As a founder and leader of OneCoin, Karl Sebastian Greenwood operated one of the largest international fraud schemes ever perpetrated.  Greenwood and his co-conspirators, including fugitive Ruja Ignatova, conned unsuspecting victims out of billions of dollars, claiming that OneCoin would be the ‘Bitcoin killer.’  In fact, OneCoins were entirely worthless. …

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