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Scam targets New Yorkers, steals $2.2M in cryptocurrency through fake job offers

A team of tech-savvy scam artists stole millions in a nation-wide cryptocurrency con that duped unsuspecting victims, including some in New York, searching for remote work into transferring money in the fraudsters’ digital wallets Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 29m

Text messaging scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency from victims, NY attorney general's office says

New York's attorney general says scammers stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from people seeking remote work opportunities as part of an elaborate scheme.

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REMOTE JOB SCAM: NY AG files lawsuit to freeze $2.2M in cryptocurrency, aims to recover funds from fake job text scheme

Attorney General Letitia James announced that she filed a lawsuit to freeze $2.2 million in cryptocurrency and to recover the stolen funds after scammers posing as remote job recruiters tricked New Yorkers.

Gothamist · 1d

NY attorney general aims to recover $2.2M for people robbed by phishing scams

New Yorkers lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a network of scammers that targeted people who were looking for remote jobs, according to Attorney General Letitia James. In one case, she said, a single New York resident was convinced to hand the scammers more than $100,

Lavish 'Lies' Led to Investors Being Fleeced in Nine-Figure International Crypto Scam

Among the false representations the defendants allegedly made was that a crypto investment firm was sponsored by the ...

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Man Loses $188,000 in Crypto Scam to Fraudster Posing As Childhood Friend: Report

A man from Guelph, Ontario reportedly lost large amounts of money to a cryptocurrency scam after meeting someone who ...

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Former Pastor Accused Of Running Cryptocurrency Scam That Stole Millions From Duped Congregants

Francier Obando Pinillo told investors the idea for the investment idea came in a dream. Prosecutors say it was a fraud.

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Former Tri-Cities Pastor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Cryptocurrency Scam

U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that on November 7, 2024, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an indictment charging Francier Obando Pinillo, age 51, of Miami, ...

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Ex-inmate arrested in Phuket for 22 million baht crypto scam

An ex-inmate has been apprehended in Phuket for luring a woman into investing in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.

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Cryptocurrency scams rise in 2024, experts warn of continued threat

Cryptocurrency scams have increased in 2024, with scammers exploiting untraceable digital wallets and ATMs, prompting ...

cryptopolitan on MSN19h

K-pop’s Cube Entertainment CEO accused of crypto investment scam

Kang Seung-kon of k-pop Cube Entertainment has been caught up in a crypto scam project, causing individuals to lose up to 70 ...

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Pasco pastor charged with fraud in cryptocurrency scam

RICHLAND, Wash. - The pastor of a Spanish-language church in Pasco has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of ...

Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024

Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 ...

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