The average lifespan of crypto scams has decreased from 271 days in 2020 to just 42 days in 2024
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Human trafficking, deepfakes, loneliness: Inside the $75bn crypto scam criminal industry
Complex criminal organisations in Southeast Asia are perpetuating human trafficking and coercing workers into participating in ‘pig butchering’ scams, experts reveal
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‘Romance scams’ dupe victims out of $374mn in crypto losses this year
Crypto criminals used romantic tactics to steal approximately $1 billion since May 2021, Chainalysis says
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Jake Paul, Akon, Lindsay Lohan, Ne-Yo, charged in illicit crypto scam
The other celebrities accused include DeAndre Cortez Way (Soulja Boy), Austin Mahone, Michele Mason (Kendra Lust) and Miles Parks McCollum (Lil Yachty)
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Beware of getting ‘hooked, lined and sinked’ into cryptocurrency scams
As cryptocurrency trading reaches new heights, users need to be more aware of ever-present scams
Crypto Crime Trends
Cryptocurrency transaction crimes reach ‘all-time high’ to $20.1bn
Funds received by sanctioned entity Garantex accounts for much of 2022’s illicit cryptocurrency transaction activity
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Legendary metal band Metallica warns fans against crypto scams
As their new single ‘Lux Æterna’ from ’72 Seasons’ debuts at No.1 on Billboard Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart, a fan loses $25,000 worth of Bitcoin on fake YouTube channel