A senior from Burnaby, B.C., was scammed out of more than $7.5 million dollars in a cryptocurrency ruse, prompting the latest warning from police about cryptocurrency-based fraud schemes. Police say the elaborate con lasted several months and included the victim being scammed out of money both in the original fraud and then by someone claiming…
Police Issue Warning After BC Senior Loses $7.5 Million in Cryptocurrency Scam
FBI Captures Millions-Worth Bitcoins From Japanese Embezzler
December 22, 2021
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The Department of Justice has taken action to return more than $154 million in funds allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation by one of its employees who subsequently converted it to Bitcoin. According to the civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of California, the stolen funds were discovered on Dec….
FBI Seized Millions in Bitcoins From Alleged Japanese Embezzler
December 22, 2021
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The Department of Justice has taken action to return more than $154 million in funds allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corp. by one of its employees, who is accused of subsequently converting the stolen money to Bitcoin. According to the civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of California, the stolen…
Cryptocurrency Scam Affects Hundreds of Small Investors
April 27, 2021
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This past weekend was tough for some cryptocurrency enthusiasts who not only lost the money they approved on a presale transaction, but they also lost all the money in their Trust Wallet through a deception that gave the scammers access to their entire wallet. The victims invested in efarms, a new cryptocurrency launched by elonfarms,…
Alleged Cryptocurrency Scam Affects Hundreds of Small Investors
April 27, 2021
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Cryptocurrency enthusiasts not only lost money they had approved for a presale transaction, but also lost all the money in their Trust Wallet over this past weekend, through a deception that gave scammers access to their entire wallet, according to people who claimed to have been affected. The victims, who may number in the hundreds, invested…
Victims Lose $2M in Cryptocurrency Frauds, Vancouver Police Warn Scams More Frequent
VANCOUVER—Police say cryptocurrency scams cost victims in the Vancouver-area about $2 million in just one week and investigators believe the frauds are becoming more common. Vancouver police Const. Tania Visintin says she knows of at least four active cases where large amounts of money have been lost. She says a single victim was defrauded of…
Victims Lose $2M in Cryptocurrency Frauds, Vancouver Police Warn Scams More Frequent
VANCOUVER—Police say cryptocurrency scams cost victims in the Vancouver-area about $2 million in just one week and investigators believe the frauds are becoming more common. Vancouver police Const. Tania Visintin says she knows of at least four active cases where large amounts of money have been lost. She says a single victim was defrauded of…
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