Category: Cryptocurrency Scams

The Latest Internet Scams and How to Avoid Them

Online scammers have gotten so sneaky lately that it’s not just your elderly grandparents at risk—boomers, millennials, and even Gen Zers can get taken advantage of if they’re not careful. That’s because these shady weirdos keep switching up their scamming tactics based on current events and our constantly changing digital culture. But the good news…


Rep. Madison Cawthorn Under Scrutiny For Suspicious Crypto Trading Activity

Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) revealed in a filing on Friday that he had sold more than $250,000 worth of “Let’s Go Brandon” (LGB) meme cryptocurrency on Dec. 31, 2021, the day the value of the digital coin peaked before it lost much of its value. At a party on Dec. 29, 2021, Cawthorn posed with…


Cryptocurrency Scam Affects Hundreds of Small Investors

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

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…