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Online scams are evolving rapidly, especially in crypto and finance. Discover how to identify and avoid the most common scams, from fake investment platforms to phishing attacks and social engineering. Get actionable tips, warning signs to look out for, and up-to-date advice to protect your assets in the digital world.

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Giulia Ferrante · 23 days ago

Goliath Ventures CEO Pleads Guilty: $400M Ponzi, Just 0.3% in Crypto

Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado pleaded guilty to a $400M Ponzi scheme. The striking detail: just 0.3% of investor funds ever reached a real crypto…

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Hamza Ahmed · a month ago

Microsoft Warns: USB-Spread Malware That Drains Crypto Wallets

Microsoft flagged a USB-spread crypto clipper malware on June 17, 2026, active since February. It swaps wallet addresses mid-paste and steals seed phrases via…

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Francesco Campisi · a month ago

Polymarket Insider Trading: Google Engineer Wins $1.2M on Rigged Bet

Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo made $1.2M on Polymarket using confidential search data. Manhattan prosecutors charged him with commodity fraud and money…

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Giulia Ferrante · a month ago

Tether Freezes $72M USDT: How Monero's Price Spike Exposed a $120M Laundering Scheme

Tether froze $72M in USDT on June 12, 2026, after a Tron wallet pumped Monero 30%. ZachXBT traced the $120M laundering route that the price spike made visible.

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Giulia Ferrante · 3 months ago

US Special Forces Soldier Arrested for Betting on Maduro Operation Using Classified Intel

US soldier Gannon Van Dyke, 38, was arrested by the DOJ on April 24, 2026, for betting $33K on Polymarket using classified intel — and winning $409,881.

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Riccardo Curatolo · 3 months ago

FBI: $11.4 Billion Lost to Crypto Fraud in 2025

The FBI's 2025 IC3 report recorded $11.4 billion in crypto fraud losses in the US — a 22% surge from 2024 and an all-time record. Americans over 60 accounted for $4.4 billion of those losses.

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Riccardo Curatolo · 3 months ago

G. Love Loses 5.9 BTC to a Fake Ledger App on Apple's App Store

G. Love lost 5.92 BTC — roughly $420,000 — after downloading a fake Ledger Live app from the Apple Mac App Store on April 11, 2026. ZachXBT traced the funds to KuCoin. Here is what every hardware wallet user needs to know.

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Giulia Ferrante · 4 months ago

X Will Auto-Lock Crypto Accounts on First Post: Nikita Bier's Anti-Phishing Move Sparks Debate

X, Elon Musk's social network, will automatically lock any account that mentions crypto for the first time. Nikita Bier says it will "eliminate 99% of phishing incentives."

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Hamza Ahmed · 4 months ago

Japan's Gen Z: The Most Scam-Aware Generation in Crypto

A Clabo survey of 1,486 Japanese respondents finds Gen Z is the most scam-aware generation in crypto, while Boomers struggle with blockchain technology itself. Millennials lead actual investment.

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