Are You a Victim of Crypto Crime? Good Luck Getting Help
2 years, 3 months ago

Are You a Victim of Crypto Crime? Good Luck Getting Help

Wired  

When Chris Golas called the cops to report that he had been the victim of crypto crime, he was met with total incomprehension. Golas, a project manager, had tried to invest using Digifox, a cryptocurrency platform founded by the influential YouTuber Nicholas Merton in 2019. It’s a foreign language.” Golas “had to explain basically everything” and was not surprised when no one followed up. While Golas’s experience of losing money to a dubious crypto venture is far from rare, his story is unusual in that he went to the police for assistance.

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Police recover ₹12 lakh invested by techie in fake cryptocurrency scam
1 year, 3 months ago

Police recover ₹12 lakh invested by techie in fake cryptocurrency scam

The Hindu  

The Mysuru city police have helped a techie recover ₹12 lakh that he had invested in a fake cryptocurrency scam. According to Mysuru City Police Commissioner Ramesh B., the victim, who is also incidentally an ex-employee of a software company, had fallen victim to one such cryptocurrency scam to which he had received an invitation on a social media messaging …

Column: They each lost almost $80,000. How to avoid becoming the next scam victim
1 year, 6 months ago

Column: They each lost almost $80,000. How to avoid becoming the next scam victim

LA Times  

Albert Smith leaves his card with Marta Barillas, who was robbed recently, after a presentation about financial scams and physical abuse against seniors June 15 at St. Barnabas Senior Services in Los Angeles. “It’s a wonder I didn’t get killed,” said Mrs. K., who pulled wads of $100 bills from her purse at the three bitcoin deposit machines as strangers …

Crypto crime network shut down in ‘significant blow’ to fraudsters, DOJ announces
1 year, 11 months ago

Crypto crime network shut down in ‘significant blow’ to fraudsters, DOJ announces

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US Department of Justice has announced that it has dealt a “significant …

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