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Activities. Ponzi scheme. USI Tech Limited (also known as United Software Intelligence, or stylised as USI-TECH) was a Dubai -based cryptocurrency and forex platform trading provider, suspected to be a high-yield investment program and a Ponzi scheme. [1] [2] [3] Prior to going offline with its users' funds, USI-Tech moved its website from a ...
Mirror Trading International (MTI), declared a pyramid scheme by the South African High Court, was a cryptocurrency trading platform promising automated trading services with significant returns. [1] MTI was masterminded by Johann Steynberg, who claimed to use an artificial intelligence bot for its trading activities. [2]
The 67-year-old Cussewago Township woman contacted state police Monday at 6:13 p.m. claiming she had been told by an unidentified person to purchase more than $22,000 worth of Bitcoin.
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. - Carroll County deputies are warning residents about a scam using Bitcoin. Officials say they've received a large number of reports involving Bitcoin transfers. According to ...
In July, a resident became a victim to one of these emails phishing scams, resulting in the loss of $50,000 in cash and an additional $50,000 in Bitcoin. The suspects came to the resident’s home ...
A major bitcoin exchange, Bitfinex, was compromised by the 2016 Bitfinex hack, when nearly 120,000 bitcoins (around US$71 million) was stolen in 2016. Bitfinex was forced to suspend its trading. The theft was the second-largest bitcoin heist ever, dwarfed only by the Mt. Gox theft in 2014.
Arrests. 3, as of July 31, 2020. [update] On July 15, 2020, between 20:00 and 22:00 UTC, 130 high-profile Twitter accounts were reportedly compromised by outside parties to promote a bitcoin scam. [ 1][ 2] Twitter and other media sources confirmed that the perpetrators had gained access to Twitter's administrative tools so that they could alter ...
The DFPI regularly tracks new scams on YouTube and other platforms. An investment opportunity that asks you to recruit other investors, such as a Ponzi or pyramid scheme, is typically a red flag.