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The global reset scam
November 20th, 2020
This article takes a tilt at increasing speculation about statist global resets, and why plans such as those promoted by the World Economic Forum will fail. Central bank digital currencies will simply run out of time. Instead, the ...
Instagram users ripped off for £400k in a month in Forex scam
September 4th, 2020
Instagram users are being ripped off by investment con artists – with UK victims handing over nearly £400,000 in just one month. Britain’s national fraud reporting centre was bombared with 164 complaints in June alone, representing a total loss ...
Online scams: It might not be too late to get your money back
August 17th, 2020
From denial to anger to acceptance, victims of financial fraud often go through something resembling the five stages of grief. Too often, victims of online scams will be reluctant to take action once they realize they have been defrauded, ...
Raid on Chinese-manned firm exposes cryptocurrency scam
September 17th, 2019
Philippines local authorities acting on a tip from the Chinese government have uncovered what could be a growing online investment scam hiding behind a fledgling industry based in one of the country’s special economic zones. This was after government ...
UK watchdog warns about Forex and Crypto scams; Victims lost on average over £14,600 last year
May 29th, 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Action Fraud are warning the public to be wary of investment scams carried out via bogus online trading platforms. This warning comes as cryptoassests (crypto) and forex investment scams reports more than tripled last ...
FCA warns public of investment scams as over £197 million reported losses in 2018
February 7th, 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning investors to be vigilant to the threat posed by investment scammers, as data from Action Fraud reveals over £197 million1 of reported losses in 2018. Victims were scammed out of over £29,000 ...
Executives to pay Millions to settle initial coin offering scam charges
December 13th, 2018
Two former executives behind an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that was stopped by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this year have been ordered in federal court to pay nearly $2.7 million and prohibited from serving ...
How Forex domains help to distinguish scams
November 28th, 2018
Having a side hustle that can bring in some money is something that we all wish we could have. Having it accessible through the comfort of your home also adds a bit more motivation for you to actually start ...
Fake Elon Musk accounts on Twitter promote bitcoin scams, one collects $170K
November 7th, 2018
Several verified Twitter accounts have been hacked to impersonate Elon Musk on, Nov. 5, with one reportedly collecting almost $170,000. After compromising verified accounts, scammers changed the profile name and picture in order to pose as the Tesla CEO. ...
Victims of €20m French-Israeli ads scam to get some money back, not from Israel
November 7th, 2018
Seven years after French law enforcement began receiving complaints about a sophisticated advertising scam operated from France and Israel, hundreds of victims of the 20 million euro ($17.5 million) fraud are being notified by the French authorities that they ...
