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ForkLog 11 15.11.2023

Pavel Derevyanko’s crypto business faces fraud probe

Russian actor Pavel Derevyanko and his business partner Grigory Muluzyan are suspected of fraud totaling more than 1 million rubles.

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ForkLog 48 14.11.2023

How not to fall for airdrop scams

Despite the abundance of scams, airdrops remain relevant and are widely practised by various DeFi platforms.

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ForkLog 10 10.11.2023

Court delays ruling on bail for SafeMoon CEO

U.S. federal prosecutors paused the bail hearing for SafeMoon CEO John Karony. The court took into account authorities' concerns about possible flight risk and danger to the public.

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ForkLog 12 09.11.2023

In Ukraine and Georgia, authorities uncover scheme defrauding EU bitcoin investors

The Cyber Police of Ukraine said it dismantled a network of fraudulent call centres and froze the criminals' assets in more than 20 countries.

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ForkLog 17 06.11.2023

Creators of fake Ledger Live stole $768,000 in cryptocurrency

Users who downloaded the fake Ledger Live app from the Microsoft Store lost $768,000 in various cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 10 02.11.2023

Founders of SafeMoon Charged in Multi-Million-Dollar Scam

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York has charged the founders and executives of the DeFi project SafeMoon with a multi-million-dollar fraud.

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ForkLog 10 27.10.2023

Trezor wallet users warned of phishing

Reports of phishing email campaigns targeting Trezor hardware wallet users have appeared online.

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ForkLog 11 24.10.2023

CipherBlade leadership accused of asset theft and a ‘takeover’ of the company

CipherBlade founder Richard Sanders filed suit against the firm's current leadership, accusing them of asset theft and document forgery.

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ForkLog 9 20.10.2023

Tim Draper warns about AI-powered crypto scammers

Investor and billionaire Tim Draper issued a warning about cryptocurrency scammers who use artificial intelligence to imitate his voice.

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ForkLog 9 18.10.2023

Shanghai schoolteacher funds scammer’s Bitcoin purchase with $546,000

A 38-year-old Shanghai schoolteacher fell for a scammer and funded his purchase of the first cryptocurrency to 4 million yuan ($546,000).

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ForkLog 10 10.10.2023

NFT project Lucky Star suspected of a $1 million exit scam

On October 9, the developers of the NFT-focused Lucky Star Currency (LSC) project allegedly carried out a fraudulent scheme, draining liquidity of $1.1 million.

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ForkLog 13 28.09.2023

Alexey Pomerko of Arsenal Tula loses 2.3 million rubles in a cryptocurrency purchase

The Arsenal Tula footballer Alexey Pomerko became a victim of a scammer while attempting to buy cryptocurrency through his friend.

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