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ForkLog 14 27.10.2023

Trezor wallet users warned of phishing

Reports of phishing email campaigns targeting Trezor hardware wallet users have appeared online.

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ForkLog 13 24.10.2023

CipherBlade leadership accused of asset theft and a ‘takeover’ of the company

CipherBlade founder Richard Sanders filed suit against the firm's current leadership, accusing them of asset theft and document forgery.

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ForkLog 14 20.10.2023

Tim Draper warns about AI-powered crypto scammers

Investor and billionaire Tim Draper issued a warning about cryptocurrency scammers who use artificial intelligence to imitate his voice.

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ForkLog 11 18.10.2023

Shanghai schoolteacher funds scammer’s Bitcoin purchase with $546,000

A 38-year-old Shanghai schoolteacher fell for a scammer and funded his purchase of the first cryptocurrency to 4 million yuan ($546,000).

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ForkLog 12 10.10.2023

NFT project Lucky Star suspected of a $1 million exit scam

On October 9, the developers of the NFT-focused Lucky Star Currency (LSC) project allegedly carried out a fraudulent scheme, draining liquidity of $1.1 million.

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ForkLog 20 28.09.2023

Alexey Pomerko of Arsenal Tula loses 2.3 million rubles in a cryptocurrency purchase

The Arsenal Tula footballer Alexey Pomerko became a victim of a scammer while attempting to buy cryptocurrency through his friend.

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ForkLog 16 28.09.2023

Thai court extends detention of Russians suspected of money laundering on Binance

Russian nationals Daniil Aldunenko and Roman Brik, detained in Thailand on suspicion of cryptocurrency-related fraud, have had their detention extended until December 5.

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ForkLog 24 25.09.2023

Wallets linked to Bitmama, accused of cryptocurrency fraud, identified.

The BitOK service identified key addresses linked to the activities of Valeriya Fedyakina, accused of cryptocurrency fraud and known by the nickname Bitmama.

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ForkLog 16 25.09.2023

Upbit Handles Fraudulent Aptos Tokens

On 24 September, Upbit users received fraudulent ClaimAPTGift tokens as part of an airdrop without submitting the corresponding request. The exchange's system treated the asset as Aptos (APT).

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ForkLog 32 20.09.2023

Former Deutsche Bank employee to pay $1.5 million for crypto scam

Former Deutsche Bank investment banker Rashon Russell pleaded guilty to involvement in a scheme defrauding 29 clients of the R3 crypto fund of $1.5 million.

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ForkLog 26 18.09.2023

TikTok scammers used Elon Musk’s image to steal Bitcoin

A fresh wave of cryptocurrency giveaways impersonating Elon Musk has begun on TikTok.

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ForkLog 21 13.09.2023

NFTs — not a scam. Three theses in defence of non-fungible tokens

About how myths about NFT were born and why they should die, told by Web3 entrepreneur Vladimir Menaskop.

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