A high-ranking representative of Russia’s notorious Finiko Ponzi scheme has been arrested in Tatarstan. Ilgiz Shakirov, a businessman from Kazan, rose to the rank of vice president of the crypto pyramid which is believed to have defrauded millions of investors in the Russian Federation and surrounding regions. Kazan Police Detain Finiko Vice President Police in…
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Scams make up the largest share of funds sent from Eastern Europe to illicit addresses. Recent research has revealed that Eastern Europe remains a very high source of cybercrime activity — both from victims to scams, and from users to darknet markets — in the cryptocurrency sector. Cryptocurrency addresses based in the Eastern European region…
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The “public face of OneCoin” is in plea talks for a range of charges According to court reports from Friday, yet another suspected player behind the OneCoin ponzi scheme is now set to face justice. On Friday, counsel for marketing guru Karl Sebastian Greenwood and US prosecutors informed Manhattan Judge Edgardo Ramos that the two…
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The alleged ringleader of a Ponzi scheme that solicited $35 million for crypto mining and other investments has been arrested after attempting to flee FBI agents using a “sea scooter.” Matthew Piercey, the accused operator of two fraudulent firms that solicited tens of million to ostensibly invest in cryptocurrency mining, life insurance, and other assets,…
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Famous day trader Dave Portnoy says he misses crypto in a candid interview with Anthony Pompliano. Popular day trader and founder of Barstool Sports Dave Portnoy revealed that he bought $1.25 million worth of Bitcoin even though he thinks its “just one big Ponzi scheme” in an interview with crypto podcaster Anthony Pompliano. Portnoy summed…
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The Philippines SEC has identified ‘Mining City’ as a Ponzi scheme and warned promoters of the scam that they could face up to 21 years imprisonment. The Philippines SEC has released an official warning about Bitcoin (BTC) “cloud mining” company Mining City, advising the public to steer clear of the scheme and others like it.…
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Proceeds were spent on luxury cars, jewelry and real estate, rather than cryptocurrency mining and trading, surprise-surprise. The operators of a global cryptocurrency-based Ponzi scheme have been charged with fraud and money laundering following a United States Homeland Security Investigations probe. According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, four of the five alleged…
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Sentencing of the lawyer who laundered $400 million for the OneCoin Ponzi scheme has again been postponed. The sentencing of Mark Scott, a licensed attorney who laundered $400 million for the infamous OneCoin Ponzi scheme, has been adjourned until July 14, 2020. On April 25, Judge Edgardo Ramos of the New York Southern District Court…
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A new Chinese Bitcoin Ponzi scheme has absorbed roughly $11 million in Bitcoin in less than one month of operating. Antimatter Kingdom (AK), a new Chinese crypto Ponzi scheme, appears to have netted $11 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) in less than one month of operating. Upon launching at the start of April, AntiMatter Kingdom…
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The victims of an alleged $35 million crypto Ponzi are suing Wells Fargo for failing to enforce reporting requirements on an employee accused of co-masterminding the scam. Q3 Investment Recovery Vehicle (Q3IRV), an entity representing the more than 100 victims of the alleged $35 million Q3 Ponzi scheme, has filed a class-action lawsuit against Wells…
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