Key takeawaysA recently divorced Bitcoin investor lost his entire retirement fund, one full Bitcoin, to an AI-powered romance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in ...

BENTONVILLE -- Benton County sheriff's deputies seized more than $14,000 from a Bitcoin ATM in an investigation related to a scam and now the company is suing for the money's return. Bitcoin Depot is ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- An ITEAM investigation in collaboration with ABC News is exposing scams involving Bitcoin ATMs - kiosks that are popping up across North Carolina and throughout the country.

Federal authorities say they have dismantled one of the largest crypto fraud operations in history, seizing roughly $15 billion in bitcoin tied to a sprawling "pig butchering" scheme. The case, ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents to be on alert after receiving two reports of Bitcoin-related scams since July 1. In one case, a scammer posing as ...

Chainabuse allows anyone to publicly share information with enforcement, helping make crypto fraud more transparent, but it’s not a confidential legal channel. Scamwatch helps raise public awareness ...

LOCAL WOMAN WHO FELL FOR A SIMILAR SCAM SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE MY OLDEST SON CALLING MY MOTHER, SAYING, MIMI, I’VE BEEN ARRESTED. THE $9,000 HIT JACQUELINE TOOK A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER ...

As Kent Halliburton stood in a bathroom at the Rosewood Hotel in central Amsterdam, thousands of miles from home, running his fingers through an envelope filled with €10,000 in crisp banknotes, he ...

A woman was told by the con artists that someone was sending her money to Poker.com. She doesn't gamble. One con artist pretended to be from Apple; another impersonated someone from her credit union.

SALINA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Salina woman lost almost $10,000 after becoming a victim of an online bitcoin scam. Salina Police report that a 72-year-old woman received an email on Saturday which appeared ...

The U.S. government is seeking to seize a massive 127,271 bitcoin (≈$14B) linked to a scam run by Chinese national Chen Zhi and his Cambodia-based criminal network. The U.S. government is moving to ...