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ForkLog 15 25.09.2023

Upbit Handles Fraudulent Aptos Tokens

On 24 September, Upbit users received fraudulent ClaimAPTGift tokens as part of an airdrop without submitting the corresponding request. The exchange's system treated the asset as Aptos (APT).

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ForkLog 29 20.09.2023

Former Deutsche Bank employee to pay $1.5 million for crypto scam

Former Deutsche Bank investment banker Rashon Russell pleaded guilty to involvement in a scheme defrauding 29 clients of the R3 crypto fund of $1.5 million.

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ForkLog 25 18.09.2023

TikTok scammers used Elon Musk’s image to steal Bitcoin

A fresh wave of cryptocurrency giveaways impersonating Elon Musk has begun on TikTok.

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ForkLog 21 13.09.2023

NFTs — not a scam. Three theses in defence of non-fungible tokens

About how myths about NFT were born and why they should die, told by Web3 entrepreneur Vladimir Menaskop.

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ForkLog 19 11.09.2023

Five foreigners arrested in Thailand over a $27 million cryptocurrency scam

Thai authorities arrested five foreign nationals for organizing a cryptocurrency investment scam.

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ForkLog 30 11.09.2023

PEPE Telegram account hacked and fake GBTC token airdrop

Over the past week, attackers managed to hack the PEPE meme project's account and create a fake Grayscale Investments profile. ForkLog reports on the latest developments in digital fraud in News+ format.

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ForkLog 23 07.09.2023

Two Russians face up to 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency fraud in Thailand

Thai police arrested two Russian nationals on suspicion of cryptocurrency fraud, which led to the deaths of several local residents.

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ForkLog 23 06.09.2023

In South Korea, founders of a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme arrested over $82.5 million

The police in the South Korean city of Chhanwon arrested 22 people on charges of cryptocurrency investment fraud.

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ForkLog 23 05.09.2023

Journalists uncover MetaMask-targeted phishing scheme

Malicious actors are using URLs of government websites from several countries to dupe users of the non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet MetaMask and steal their assets. According to Cointelegraph.

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ForkLog 14 05.09.2023

Losses from Bitcoin pyramid schemes in Russia exceed $50 million in six months

For the first half of 2023, the cumulative losses from the activities of the largest cryptocurrency pyramids in Russia amounted to more than $50 million.

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ForkLog 23 01.09.2023

Ronaldinho Gaúcho denies involvement in $61 million crypto scam

Soccer icon Ronaldinho Gaúcho testified before the Brazilian Congress about a $61 million fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

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ForkLog 25 28.08.2023

Pepe developer accuses former team members of $15 million theft

The only remaining developer of the Pepe (PEPE) meme token said that behind the theft of 16 trillion coins (~$15 million) are three former members of the project team.

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