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SEC Shuts Down Cannabis Investment Fund for Fraud

The SEC continues its crackdown on fraudulent investment schemes. Texas-based Greenview Investment Partners has been charged with securities fraud. The cannabis investment venture defrauded...

Bitcoin Scam Victim Drops Complaint in Thailand

The Finnish victim of a major Bitcoin scam in Thailand has dropped his complaint, leaving the police to drop fraud charges. The Bitcoin scam that...

Thailand Seeks Ways to Confiscate Bitcoin from Criminals

A money laundering watchdog in Thailand is looking for ways to legally confiscate cryptocurrency from criminals. Quite a few countries are either ignoring or are...

Actor Involved in Bitcoin Scam Says He’s Innocent

A Thai actor involved in a Bitcoin scam that cost a Finnish man $34 million says he's innocent of any wrongdoing. A 22-year-old Finnish man,...

Cybercriminal Group Threatens CheapAir with Smear Bomb Unless Bitcoin Ransom is Paid

CheapAir, the California-based travel agency, is the latest organization to come under attack from cybercriminals demanding payment in Bitcoin. STD Company Threatens CheapAir with Internet...

Alleged Brains Behind Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Lived the High Life while Scamming Investors Out of Millions

In order to succeed in being an alleged Bitcoin criminal mastermind, you need to make sure that you put on a really good show....

Scammers Demand Bitcoin from Blackmailed Husbands

The FBI issued a warning about scammers trying to blackmail supposedly cheating husbands for Bitcoin. One of the hallmarks of cryptocurrency is being able to...

Bitcoin a New Twist for an Old Scam in Hawaii

People in Hawaii are victims of an old scam with a new twist, told to pay in Bitcoin to avoid their power being turned...

Bitcoin Exchanged for More than $2 Million Worth of Counterfeit Notes in Scam

It seems as if August is the month of cryptocurrency scams in South Korea. First, we reported on an alleged scam involving buried treasure....

South Korean Police Raid Shinil Group Over Alleged Shipwreck Cryptocurrency Scam

Earlier this week, police in South Korea raided the offices of Shinil Group, a Seoul-based company that claimed to have discovered the wreck of...

Cybercrime Center in UK Urges Crypto Enthusiasts to Beware of Fraud

Even though the price of Bitcoin is nowhere near it’s December 2017 numbers, interest in the crypto industry is still high, for both fans...

New Bitcoin Scam Claims to Expose Your Porn Watching Habits

A new Bitcoin scam has risen in which victims are informed their entire adult content consumption has been recorded on video. In exchange for...