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FBI Shares Tips to Spot Fake Lawyer Schemes Targeting Crypto Scam Victims
Infosecurity Magazine
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August 14, 2025
The FBI has updated its alert about fake lawyers defrauding victims of cryptocurrency scams, adding due diligence measures to help victims. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has previously warned that fraudsters were posing as...
Dubai Businessman Loses Dh2.2 Million In Bao Bao Panda Crypto Scam, Probe Underway
MENAFN
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August 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) It was billed as the "panda revolution" of the crypto world . Bao Bao Panda, a meme coin with a grinning mascot, viral internet hype, and AI-driven investing, claimed it would change fortunes“one paw-step at a time.”...
Police Bust Crypto Scammers, Nab Smishing SMS Blaster Operator
Hackread
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August 15, 2025
Thai police arrest SMS Blaster operator in smishing scam and bust crypto laundering gang moving $30M monthly through cross-border networks. Learn how law enforcement arrested on-the-ground scam operators with SMS blasters and dismantled a...
Crypto Scam Prevention Platform Warns of Growing Address Poisoning Threat
Crypto Economy
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August 15, 2025
TL;DR Surging losses: More than $1.6 million was stolen this week via address poisoning, including 140 ETH misdirected and an $880,000 stablecoin drain. Additional victims lost $80,000 and $62,000. Tactic explained: Attackers seed lookalike...
Crypto Crash Liquidates $1B in BTC, ETH Positions on Inflation Data
WebProNews
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August 15, 2025
In the volatile arena of cryptocurrency trading, a brutal market downturn on August 14, 2025, erased more than $1 billion in leveraged positions, underscoring the perils of high-stakes betting in digital assets. Data from tracking platforms...
Crypto group backed by Trump sons scouts Bitcoin firms in Asia
Al Mayadeen
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August 15, 2025
American Bitcoin, backed by Eric Trump, targets Asia expansion as the US builds a Bitcoin reserve under Trump’s crypto strategy. A US-based cryptocurrency mining company, which has the backing of Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is actively...
Trends in investigations: cartels and transnational criminal organisations, crypto, AI and tariffs
Global Investigations Review
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August 15, 2025
In summary This article explores emerging trends in investigations in the Americas. FRA considers the pertinent aspects of evolving enforcement priorities related to cartels and transnational criminal organisations (TCOs), cryptocurrency, tariffs...
California man charged in $500K cryptocurrency scam targeting South Dakota resident
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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August 15, 2025
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — A Chamberlain, South Dakota, man lost close to half a million dollars in an alleged cryptocurrency scam that began with an online conversation and led to multiple in-person cash handoffs. One suspect, 35-year-old Chee Yeng...
Crypto ATM limits and bans sweep across US: Here’s why
Coin Telegraph
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August 15, 2025
Crypto kiosks or automatic teller machines (ATMs) are facing increasing pushback from US regulators amid concerns about fraud and crime. Once seen as a bellwether of crypto adoption, crypto ATMs, which allow users to buy or convert crypto...
FBI Warns Scam Victims To Be On The Lookout For Fake Law Firms Offering To Help Recover Losses
Forbes
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Beware of fake lawyers who promise to help scam victims. getty Bad actors can take on all kinds of guises—including pretending to be lawyers. The FBI has been warning the public about a new scam involving fraudsters posing as lawyers representing...
New York lawmakers propose crypto tax to fund school programs
CryptoSlate
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August 15, 2025
Lawmakers in New York are considering a bill that would impose a tax on digital asset transactions. The proposal, introduced in the state’s Assembly on Aug. 13, seeks to apply a 0.2% excise tax on the sale or transfer of digital assets like...
Authorities Freeze $300M Crypto in Major Scam and Ransomware Crackdown
WebProNews
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August 14, 2025
In a significant blow to cybercriminals exploiting digital assets, authorities have frozen over $300 million in cryptocurrency tied to fraud and illicit schemes, marking one of the largest such actions this year. This operation, detailed in a...
How a Crypto Investor Disconnected From Surveillance States
Justice News Flash
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August 15, 2025
Vancouver, Canada — 2025 — In the modern financial landscape, cryptocurrency investors face an evolving paradox. While blockchain technologies promise decentralization and pseudonymity, the global regulatory environment has been moving in the...
Authorized Push Payment Fraud a National Security Risk to UK, Report Finds
Infosecurity Magazine
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August 15, 2025
Authorized push payment (APP) fraud has grown at such scale and sophistication in the UK that it should be considered a national security risk, according to a new Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) report. This threat has been partly driven by...
NovaEx unveils zero-slippage trading suite with insurance-backed execution guarantees
crypto.news
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August 15, 2025
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. NovaEx is setting a new standard in crypto trading with zero-slippage execution, market order...
Google Reverses Play Store Policy on Non-Custodial Crypto Wallets
WebProNews
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August 14, 2025
In a move that sent ripples through the cryptocurrency sector, Google has updated its Play Store policies to impose stricter requirements on digital wallet applications, mandating that they hold specific financial licenses to operate in key...
Ex-Crypto CEO Richard Kim Charged in $3.8M Fraud Scheme
WebProNews
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August 14, 2025
In the high-stakes world of cryptocurrency startups, where fortunes can be made or lost in a digital blink, the indictment of Richard Kim serves as a stark cautionary tale. The 39-year-old former chief executive of Zero Edge, a blockchain-based...
Institutional-Grade Custody Remains Missing Link in Crypto’s Mainstream Breakthrough
PYMNTS.com - Massachusetts
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August 15, 2025
The cryptocurrency industry has matured from garage-hack experiments to a trillion-dollar asset class with global implications. Yet, behind the scenes, one stubborn obstacle, the institutional custody gap, remains. This isn’t just about securing...
Halluminate’s AI Platform: Safe Training Amid 2025 Cyber Risks
WebProNews
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August 15, 2025
In the fast-evolving world of technology, discussions on platforms like Hacker News often serve as a bellwether for emerging trends and innovations. A recent thread on Hacker News, centered on the latest advancements in AI-driven simulations and...
Consumer groups urge FHFA not to mix crypto with mortgages
American Banker - New York
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August 15, 2025
Two consumer groups are urging Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte to abandon his directive that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac explore counting cryptocurrency holdings as reserves in single-family mortgage underwriting. In a...