In brief The U.S. Treasury sanctioned four individuals and 41 entities it says support Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate accused of running …
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Reactions split between amazement at how human it sounds and fears it could fuel scams and deception, with CZ eyeing uses in …
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For these alleged crimes, prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence and the seizure of over $14 million from Park’s estate. Nonetheless, the …
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Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million
by shayaanby shayaanPrivate-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could be frozen, while officials reported cryptocurrency seizures without disclosing their value. www.coindesk.com
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CFTC wins $31M Fundsz fraud order as crypto scam losses mount worldwide
by shayaanby shayaanAccording to the regulator, the funds of clients were never traded as stated and the returns on the investments presented to clients …
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TL;DR U.S. prosecutors have charged a Vietnamese national with money laundering tied to alleged cryptocurrency “pig butchering” schemes. Prosecutors say wallets controlled …
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Singapore Tests Cross-Bank AI to Flag Scam Accounts in Near Real Time
by shayaanby shayaanSingapore is moving fraud detection beyond the data held by individual banks, testing whether financial institutions, law enforcement and the regulator can …
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Ukrainian police took down a crypto scam that stole up to $1 million a month
by shayaanby shayaanInvestigators have identified 62 victims and say more than 46 Ukrainians took part in the alleged operation. www.coindesk.com
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US and UK Form First-of-Its-Kind Alliance Against Global Crypto Scam and Investment Fraud Centers Costing Americans $10,000,000,000 Each Year
by shayaanby shayaanThe United States and United Kingdom are forming a first-of-its-kind alliance aimed at dismantling global scam centers tied to crypto fraud. The …
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Fraudsters impersonating regulators and licensed crypto exchanges to steal funds from users forced to migrate their accounts after the EU’s MiCA deadline …