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ForkLog 19 19.03.2025

US Director Arrested for Alleged Fraud Involving Cryptocurrency

Federal authorities in the United States have arrested 47-year-old Los Angeles filmmaker Carl Erik Rinsch, accused of misappropriating funds allocated for filming and using them to purchase cryptocurrency. According to case documents, in March 2020, Rinsch received $11 million from an unnamed streaming service to create the science fiction series “Conquest,” yet failed to complete […]

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ForkLog 30 13.03.2025

Lawyer Seeks International Arrest Warrant for LIBRA-Linked Hayden Davis

Lawyer Gregorio Dalbon has requested a “red notice” from Interpol for Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures, who is linked to the launch of the Argentine meme token LIBRA. This was reported by local media Página 12 and Perfil. Dalbon also approached prosecutor Eduardo Taiano and judge Maria Servini, who are investigating a possible connection […]

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ForkLog 24 10.03.2025

Rise in Crypto Scams in Canada Amid US Trade Tensions

Canadian regulators have alerted citizens to an increase in scams promoting fake cryptocurrency platforms, coinciding with US-imposed trade tariffs on imports. According to the Alberta Securities Commission, fraudsters fabricated a news article in which then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau allegedly endorses investment in the CanCap project. The Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick reported […]

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ForkLog 19 03.03.2025

Fraudsters Deceive Britons Out of Seed Phrases, Steal $1.2 Million in Cryptocurrency

Fraudsters exploited a personal data leak of Kent (UK) residents to steal approximately $1.2 million in cryptocurrency from nine individuals, as reported by local police. According to the warning, the perpetrators used personal information to create fake crime reports. After preparing the documents, the scammers contacted the victims, posing as law enforcement officers, […]

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ForkLog 49 03.03.2025

Court Dismisses SEC Lawsuit Against HEX Founder

The Eastern District Court of New York found part of the arguments by the SEC unsubstantiated in the case against the founder of HEX, PulseChain, and PulseX, Richard James Schueler, better known in the crypto industry as Richard Heart. According to the judge, the regulator failed to establish personal jurisdiction over Heart, a U.S. citizen […]

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ForkLog 36 03.03.2025

US Authorities to Return $8.2 Million to Crypto Scam Victims

US authorities will return $8.2 million seized from fraudsters who acquired the funds through a “wrong number” scheme. The scammers deceived individuals via text messages, posing as acquaintances who had supposedly sent a message to the “wrong number.” They built trust with the victims before persuading them to invest in fake crypto platforms promising high […]

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ForkLog 218 28.02.2025

Pi Network Rebuts Fraud Allegations by Bybit CEO

The Pi Network team responded to allegations from Bybit exchange CEO Ben Zhou, who called the application a scam, in a comment to Cointelegraph. The issue arose from a post on an X-account titled “unofficial Pi Network tech team,” which claimed the platform rejected a listing offer from Bybit, which is “losing market position.” Zhou […]

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ForkLog 43 27.02.2025

Pump.fun’s X Account Hacked to Promote Fraudulent Tokens

On February 26th, the X account of the “meme token factory” Pump.fun was hacked to promote fraudulent coins. The project team regained access to the account the same day.

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ForkLog 25 27.02.2025

US Justice Department Announces Extradition of Gotbit Founder

The founder and CEO of market maker Gotbit, Aleksei Andriunin, has been extradited from Portugal to the United States to face charges related to cryptocurrency fraud. This was reported by the US Department of Justice.

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ForkLog 32 26.02.2025

Raids Conducted in Moldovan Cities Over Cryptocurrency Exchange Fraud

The National Anti-Corruption Center of Moldova (CNA) and the capital’s prosecutor’s office announced a series of raids in the cities of Chisinau, Edinet, and Ungheni as part of an investigation into fraud. According to the CNA, a group of criminals deceived an elderly woman into investing 400,000 lei (over $21,500) through unnamed cryptocurrency platforms. They […]

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ForkLog 42 26.02.2025

User Loses Over $760,000 Due to Address ‘Poisoning’

A user inadvertently sent a large sum to a scammer’s wallet due to transaction history ‘poisoning’. Analysts at Scam Sniffer highlighted the incident. ?? A victim lost $763,662 due to transaction history poisoning — copied an address matching first 4 + last 6 chars of the real address. pic.twitter.com/i6KUl6la6a — Scam Sniffer | Web3 Anti-Scam […]

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ForkLog 24 24.02.2025

Expert Reveals How Scammers Exploit Trading Bots

Fraudsters are developing fake tokens with hidden backdoors to attack AI trading bots engaged in sniping. Kan Li from CertiK discussed this in an interview with Decrypt. This trading software monitors on-chain activity to identify new coins and purchases assets within seconds of liquidity appearing. Profits are derived from the subsequent price increase. The expert […]

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