As per the regulator's statement, Steynberg, the CEO of Mirror Trading International Proprietary Limited (MTI) allegedly used Bitcoin (BTC) payment to lure investors into the commodity pool, as per the …
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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: Irina Dilkinska, the supposed Head of Legal and Compliance for the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme, accomplished the exact opposite of her job title and allegedly …
Background The 24HR Trading platform provided trading signals to clients, promising significant profits if they followed the instructions sent via WhatsApp and other messengers, involving CFDs contracts on currencies and …
The Scam The Aussie authorities found that the fraudsters employed sophisticated tactics in their operation. They used sophisticated social engineering methods to get in contact with the victims, including targeting …
FTX’s Founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried commented on Twitter: We’ve mostly stamped out sites that try to phish users by masquerading as FTX. But we can’t fix fake sites impersonating …
The scheme According to the CFTC, the fraudulent scheme began in August 2014 when Hewko and MPC began seeking investments into a pooled investment vehicle operated by MPC and marketed …
The forex scheme According to the CFTC, the fraudulent scheme ran from October 2019 to June 2021. The operators used different websites and social media platforms to advertise their forex …
Rickard added: Australians should be very wary of anyone asking them to invest in or transfer money using cryptocurrency, especially if it’s someone you have only met online. Many consumers …
The “Share my screen” scam According to the FCA, the scammers are targeting people between the age of 18 and 70. The regulator explained that the scammers gain control of …
ASIC said: ASIC is aware of scammers impersonating legitimate companies and then use convincing reasons for the victim to give them remote access (i.e. the ability to log into the …
