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Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams
May 6, 2022 - I don’t know about you, but I open Instagram to look at cool photos of pets, not to make a fortune...
Fake USA for UNHCR site wants your Ukraine donations in Bitcoin
April 28, 2022 - Since Russia began invading Ukraine in late February, many organizations have set up donation pages to aid the most heavily affected:...
The fake Elon Musk Bitcoin giveaway marathon will NOT make you rich
April 20, 2022 - Today we look at a fakeout which begins with Elon Musk, and ends with a trip to Mars (or, if you’re...
FBI traces and grabs back $150 million theft that was turned into bitcoins
December 23, 2021 - On December 1, 2021, the Tokyo police arrested an employee of Sony Life Insurance on suspicion of fraudulently obtaining 17 billion...
If a QR code leads you to a Bitcoin ATM at a gas station, it’s a scam
August 11, 2021 - Rogue QR code antics have been back in the news recently. They’re not exactly a mainstay of fakery, but they do...
Bitcoin scammers phish for wallet recovery codes on Twitter
April 28, 2021 - We’re no strangers to the Twitter customer support DM slide scam. This is where someone watches an organisation perform customer support...
How bitcoin payments unmasked a man who hired a Dark Web contract killer
April 12, 2021 - An Italian citizen’s apparent attempt to hire a hitman on the Dark Web has been undone by clever analysis of his...
Coronavirus Bitcoin scam promises “millions” working from home
March 26, 2020 - In the last week, we’ve seen multiple coronavirus scams pushed by bad actors, including RAT attacks via fake health advisories, bogus...
The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)
August 22, 2019 - Update (2019-09-04): A new wave of sextortion emails purporting to have originated from a group of hackers called ChaosCC—a play on...
Steer clear of Bitcoin Cash generators
July 3, 2019 - Here’s an interesting evolution on a well-worn scam, taking one profit generating fakeout and turning it into something else entirely. For...
