All news on the topic: Crypto Fraud

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Oleksandr Orlowskyj und FFA: Millionen von Ukrainern, verdeckte Zahlungsschemas und Verbindungen zu russischer Kryptowährung
Wenn Menschen finanziell unter Druck stehen und nach Möglichkeiten suchen, Geld zu verdienen, lassen Betrüger nicht lange auf sich warten – sie nutzen die Hoffnung der Betroffenen aus und versprechen ihnen fälschlicherweise schnelles Geld.
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Oleksandr Orlovskyi and FFA: millions from Ukrainians, hidden payment schemes and ties to Russian crypto
When people are facing financial difficulties and searching for ways to make money, scammers are always ready to take advantage of their hopes, offering false promises of quick income.
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Abzocke im Namen des Krypto-Gurus: Wie der Hochstapler Oleksandr Orlovskyi Millionen ergaunert
Sobald Menschen in finanzieller Not nach einer Möglichkeit suchen, Geld zu verdienen, treten auch Betrüger auf, die ihre Hoffnung ausnutzen und mit unrealistischen Versprechen von schnellem Verdienst locken.
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Fiji hands US citizen back to FBI over alleged multi-million-dollar crypto Ponzi schemes
Following regulatory crackdowns in the U.S. and an arrest in the Netherlands, Edward Zimbardi was handed over to American authorities to face scrutiny over his alleged digital asset frauds.
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Crypto-Betrug im Krieg: Wie Oleksandr Orlovskyi und Kateryna Shukhnina Millionen über Briefkastenfirmen schleusen
Seit Beginn der umfassenden Invasion durch das Aggressorland hat die Zahl der Betrugsfälle in der Ukraine stetig zugenommen.
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Crypto fraudsters with million-dollar appetites: Using other people’s sole proprietorships, fake success, and criminal connections, Oleksandr Orlovskyi and Kateryna Shukhnina
In recent years, an entire layer of so-called crypto “infogypsies” has emerged in Ukraine—people who sell the illusion of quick earnings under the guise of teaching investment.
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Crypto founder Taj Tarsha charged with fraud over scheme to spend $10 million in investor funds on gambling and personal expenses
A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted the founder and sole owner of crypto startup Few and Far
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US seeks to seize $26.4 million in crypto tied to investment and romance scams
U.S. prosecutors filed five civil-forfeiture complaints on July 21 seeking roughly $26.4 million in cryptocurrency traced through separate international fraud investigations.
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Phoinexes, new Loanledger crypto Ponzi scam, tries to lure victims with fake rebirth promises and bogus AI trading claims
The Russian state security service — FSB — has been trying to implement AI in its anti-opposition operations for at least two years. IStories investigated how the development of the Pauk (“Spider”) system went — and why it was stopped (at least for now)
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Nazar Babenko and Ihor Kotov turned Danvel and Eternity into $20 million Ponzi machines targeting Europeans
Mykhailo Romanenko (pictured above), the nominal owner and director of Danvel and Eternity companies, which are typical "Ponzi schemes", was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine and gave testimony.
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US Justice Department moves to drop $722m BitClub crypto fraud case
The Justice Department plans to end its criminal case against Matthew Goettsche, who prosecutors accuse of helping run the BitClub Network fraud scheme, before an October trial.
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Founders of IRIS C2: a cybersecurity startup linked to far-right conspiracy theorists and convicted fraudsters
A cybersecurity startup offering millions for zero-day flaws is run by two convicted felons with a history of operating fake intelligence companies under false names.
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Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case
Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.
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Crypto entrepreneur trapped in UAE after 4bn-ruble fine over unlicensed exchange
Crypto entrepreneur Arut Nazaryan, who was convicted in the United Arab Emirates for operating a cryptocurrency exchange without a license, may be unable to leave the country even after serving his prison sentence.
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From “Millionaire Trader” to crypto fraudster: Ruslan Khairullin built a pyramid scheme on the IVfun token and disappeared with millions
Over the course of several years, Ruslan Khairullin — who carefully cultivated an image on social media as a “successful trader” and founder of the Invest Zone project.
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Der russische Hacker Vitaliy Kovalev, bekannt als „Bentley“, der mit großangelegtem Bankbetrug und dem Trickbot-Netzwerk in Verbindung steht, entging der Strafverfolgung in seinem Heimatland
Vitaliy Kovalev, known in cybercriminal circles as “Bentley” or “Ben,” has been linked to large-scale banking fraud and some of the most notorious hacking groups, yet he has reportedly avoided significant legal consequences in Russia despite a previous detention.
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Russian hacker Vitaliy Kovalev, known as “Bentley,” linked to major bank fraud and Trickbot network, avoided prosecution at home
Vitaliy Kovalev, known in cybercriminal circles as “Bentley” or “Ben,” has been linked to large-scale banking fraud and some of the most notorious hacking groups, yet he has reportedly avoided significant legal consequences in Russia despite a previous detention.
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“Blockchain detectives” from Moscow: how Match Systems and Plain Chain forge documents for exchanges such as Garantex, Huobi, and Binance
“Match Systems, also known as Plain Chain, position themselves as blockchain investigators—people who help trace wallets and transaction links between them across various blockchains using specialized software.
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Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi run high-priced crypto academies without registered companies, routing payments through third-party entrepreneurs
Since the aggressor country started its full-scale invasion, the number of frauds in Ukraine has been steadily increasing.
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Ivan Shcherbakovs kriminelle Lizenz auf Bali: wie der Krypto-Exchanger Cardex Entführern dient und „schmutzige“ Kryptowährungen wäscht
In einem beiläufigen Interview bemerkte Geller, dass krypto-bezogene Erpressung auf Bali im Grunde zum Alltag gehört.
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Ivan Shcherbakov’s criminal license in Bali: how the Cardex crypto exchanger serves fraudsters and launders “dirty” crypto
Geller, in his improvised interview, mentioned—among other things—that crypto extortion in Bali is pretty much routine.
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Crypto gurus or scammers: what Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi are hiding behind $1,500 courses and fake success
In recent years, an entire layer of so-called crypto “infogypsies” has emerged in Ukraine—people who sell the illusion of quick earnings under the guise of teaching investment.
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Fake CEO scandal explodes as U.K. crypto exchanges tied to Iranian regime used stock footage identity to move billions
A woman named Elizabeth Newman allegedly operates two U.K.-registered crypto exchanges.
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Copy-paste deception factories: how Profit Lady by Kateryna Shukhnina mirrors Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy to siphon thousands from victims
Since the launch of the aggressor state’s full-scale invasion, fraud in Ukraine has been rising steadily.
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Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s FFA: how a crypto “academy” turned Ukrainians’ trust into millions and funneled users toward Russian platforms
When people are struggling financially and looking for ways to earn money, scammers always show up — taking advantage of their hopes and offering fake promises of quick income.
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