Indian police are investigating a New Delhi-based crypto firm, ‘Pluto exchange,’ which has been accused of swindling Rs 2 crore (approximately $270K) from 43 crypto investors, according to local reports. The Economic Offences Wing of the Delhi Police has suspected one Bharat Verma to be the Director of the crypto company who reportedly lured in...Read More
Former project manager at now defunct crypto investing firm Bitsonar, Yaroslav Shtadchenko, has filed a complaint with the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) accusing his former employer at Bitsonar of fraud. The accused, Bitsonar’s founder, Alexander Tovstenko, who was also a former clerk at the Ukrainian government hired Shtadchenko in 2018 “to provide consulting...Read More
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged two Maryland based companies over a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded approximately 1,200 investors, of more than $27 million by promising to trade their money on crypto exchanges. SEC charges Ponzi scheme targeting African immigrants https://t.co/lyrs3RSViJ — SEC_News (@SEC_News) August 28, 2020 The illegitimate companies involved in...Read More
Chinese law enforcement recently busted 72 individuals connected to the Cloud Token (CTO) scam. The Ponzi was similar to the Plustoken fraud and CTO scammers made off with $500 million. According to regional press, the CTO scam artists are likely connected to the Plustoken swindlers. Moreover, after the Cloud Token arrests in China, police in...Read More
Cryptocurrency scams and Ponzi Schemes seem more prolific in Asia and Africa One Ugandan scammer by the name of Samson Lwanga was recently arrested. In Africa, virtually everyone wants to make extra money as quickly as possible. Another Ugandan Ponzi Scheme Shuts Down It is for this reason that scams and Ponzi Schemes are so...Read More
The founder of now-defunct crypto exchange Quadrigacx may still be alive, even though he supposedly died in India about a year ago. A court-appointed law firm is seeking an answer on behalf of affected users. The firm has requested an exhumation and post-mortem autopsy in Canada of the body of Gerald Cotten, as some 76,000...Read More
In the cryptocurrency world, there are plenty of people with bad intentions. Most individuals simply want to make money quickly and will go to any length to do just that. It is evident that the number of scams in this industry will not necessarily diminish any time soon. Ugandan Crypto Scam Comes to an End...Read More
In the last few months, media reported on several occasions that Singapore-based crypto exchange, Huobi, had processed a huge amount of PlusToken withdrawals. Crypto market data firm, Coin Metrics, has recently presented some on-chain data to back those findings. Data Confirms Huobi Has Been Used by PlusToken Scammers PlusToken was one of the greatest ponzi...Read More
Over $240 million in suspected proceeds from crypto exit scheme PlusToken have moved in four Bitcoin transactions. Over $240 million in proceeds from the alleged crypto scheme PlusToken have reportedly moved through four Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. Whale Alert — a Twitter account dedicated to reporting large cryptocurrency transactions — posted on Aug. 17 that four...Read More
