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Ledger is investigating reports that customers in Southeast Asia lost cryptocurrency after buying hardware wallets through reseller CryptoBilis, and has asked the reseller to stop sales and shipments while the inquiry...
More than 130 people were arrested or detained in a Ghana operation targeting scam compounds, according to figures released by FBI Director Kash Patel.
Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer said she received four emails demanding bitcoin for Nancy Guthrie’s return over April 10 and 11, reported them to the FBI and did not reply.
Michael Smith was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on October 6 for a streaming-fraud scheme involving bots and AI-generated music, and was ordered to forfeit $8,091,843.64. U.S. District Judge John G.
Adam Iza was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for fraud, tax evasion and conspiring with off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies to intimidate people involved in disputes with him. U.S.
Federal prosecutors are asking a Manhattan judge to sentence Michael Smith to at least 46 months in prison for a streaming-fraud conspiracy involving AI-generated songs and automated accounts.
Electrical Safety First said all 13 energy-saving devices it bought from AliExpress, Amazon Marketplace and TikTok Shop failed safety tests and could not deliver the advertised reductions in electricity use.
A federal court in Florida ordered Fundsz operators Brian Early and Alisha Ann Kingrey to pay more than $31 million in restitution and civil penalties, imposing permanent trading and registration bans in a Commodity F...
Malwarebytes says a fake iPhone Duo preorder page is using the DarkSword exploit to attack vulnerable iPhones as soon as users load the site, without requiring a click, download or form submission.
Southwark Crown Court has ordered two men convicted of running a cryptocurrency investment fraud to pay a combined £851,402.27, a sum that is less than the £1,541,799 in losses reported by at least 65 investors.
Residents in Osogbo, Osun State, looted a warehouse linked to Global Food Initiative on Tuesday, a day after customers who had paid in advance for discounted food found the scheme’s premises closed and its operators u...
Truecaller launched Scam Checker in India on September 28, offering free checks of suspicious phone numbers, web links and messages through a website and an Android app.
GoFundMe removed a fundraiser for 81-year-old Texas luggage courier Don Johnson and said it refunded donors after its Trust and Safety team found factual misrepresentations that violated the platform’s terms of servic...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a civil lawsuit against Cash FX Group and associated people in federal court in Florida, alleging they raised more than $950 million through a purported foreign-exchange...
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow said Friday he is pausing his relationship with Life Surge while his team investigates allegations about the company’s sales practices and he seeks more information.
A fraudulent accommodation listing on Booking.com used the address of The Liberty Bounds pub near Tower Bridge, prompting staff to turn away tourists who arrived expecting to find apartments.
Oasis warned fans to watch for ticket scams as the band began sending access codes for its 2027 Live 27 tour and ticket sales opened on September 25. The group said genuine codes would come only from oasisopenstageit.
Ronald Spektor was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on September 23, 2026, after pleading guilty to all 31 counts in a case involving a cryptocurrency theft scheme that prosecutors said cost about 100 Coinbase...
Gwen Herndon says she warned the San Francisco 49ers about Daejon Love in December 2025, months before the FBI contacted the team about a man accused of posing as a player and defrauding women.
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