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But every once in a while, a scammer manages to create a moment of perfect irony: they send a Bitcoin extortion email <strong>directly to Bitcoin Whoâs Who</strong>âcomplete with the wallet address they want us to investigate.</p> 223 224 225 226 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/09/23/youve-got-the-wrong-address/#more-2109" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Youâve Got the Wrong Address</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 227 228 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/sextortion/" rel="tag">sextortion</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2109 --> 229 230<article id="post-2106" class="post-2106 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-analysis tag-dormant tag-zombie"> 231 232 <header class="entry-header"> 233 <div class="entry-meta"> 234 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/analysis/" rel="category tag">Analysis</a></span> 235 </div> 236 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/09/07/why-are-so-many-dormant-bitcoin-addresses-waking-up-lately/" rel="bookmark">Why Are So Many Dormant Bitcoin Addresses Waking Up Lately?</a></h1> 237 <div class="entry-meta"> 238 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/09/07/why-are-so-many-dormant-bitcoin-addresses-waking-up-lately/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-09-07T17:59:22-04:00">September 7, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/09/07/why-are-so-many-dormant-bitcoin-addresses-waking-up-lately/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 239 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 240 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 241 242 <div class="entry-content"> 243 244<p>Something unusual is happening on the Bitcoin blockchain: coins that have been sitting untouched for years â in some cases more than a decade â are starting to move again.</p> 245 246 247 248<p>That doesn’
248t necessarily mean Bitcoin’s earliest holders are rushing to sell. In fact, the blockchain often gives us no way to know why a dormant address suddenly becomes active. But the clustering of these movements is interesting enough to raise a bigger question:</p> 249 250 251 252<p><strong>Why are so many old Bitcoin addresses waking up now?</strong></p> 253 254 255 256 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/09/07/why-are-so-many-dormant-bitcoin-addresses-waking-up-lately/#more-2106" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why Are So Many Dormant Bitcoin Addresses Waking Up Lately?</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 257 258 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/dormant/" rel="tag">dormant</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/zombie/" rel="tag">zombie</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2106 --> 259 260<article id="post-2101" class="post-2101 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-famous-addresses category-scam tag-ofac"> 261 262 <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/25/treasury-action-adds-six-bitcoin-addresses-to-ofac-list-removes-one/" aria-hidden="true"> 263 <img width="1038" height="576" src="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/aug24ofac-sanctions-1038x576.png" class="attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width size-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/aug24ofac-sanctions-1038x576.png 1038w, https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/aug24ofac-sanctions-672x372.png 672w" sizes="(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px" /> </a> 264 265 266 <header class="entry-header"> 267 <div class="entry-meta"> 268 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/famous-addresses/" rel="category tag">Famous Addresses</a>, <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/" rel="category tag">Scam</a></span> 269 </div> 270 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/25/treasury-action-adds-six-bitcoin-addresses-to-ofac-list-removes-one/" rel="bookmark">Treasury Action Adds Six Bitcoin Addresses to OFAC List, Removes One</a></h1> 271 <div class="entry-meta"> 272 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/25/treasury-action-adds-six-bitcoin-addresses-to-ofac-list-removes-one/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-08-25T15:28:56-04:00">August 25, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/25/treasury-action-adds-six-bitcoin-addresses-to-ofac-list-removes-one/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 273 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 274 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 275 276 <div class="entry-content"> 277 278<p>The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a broad sanctions action on August 24, 2026, targeting Iranian financial networks and other activities while also making significant changes to sanctions involving Syria. OFACâs accompanying SDN List update includes several cryptocurrency addresses identified as <strong>âDigital Currency Address – XBT,â</strong> OFACâs designation for Bitcoin.</p> 279 280 281 282 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/25/treasury-action-adds-six-bitcoin-addresses-to-ofac-list-removes-one/#more-2101" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Treasury Action Adds Six Bitcoin Addresses to OFAC List, Removes One</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 283 284 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/ofac/" rel="tag">ofac</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2101 --> 285 286<article id="post-2094" class="post-2094 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-scam tag-dacp tag-digital-asset-compliance-portal tag-irs-scam"> 287 288 <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/24/2094/" aria-hidden="true"> 289 <img width="1038" height="576" src="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HQQEoSNWkAEsiIw-1038x576.jpg" class="attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width size-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HQQEoSNWkAEsiIw-1038x576.jpg 1038w, https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/HQQEoSNWkAEsiIw-672x372.jpg 672w" sizes="(max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px" /> </a> 290 291 292 <header class="entry-header"> 293 <div class="entry-meta"> 294 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/" rel="category tag">Scam</a></span> 295 </div> 296 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/24/2094/" rel="bookmark">In Bitcoin, Looking Official Means Nothing</a></h1> 297 <div class="entry-meta"> 298 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/24/2094/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-08-24T12:46:24-04:00">August 24, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/24/2094/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 299 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 300 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 301 302 <div class="entry-content"> 303 304<p>New IRS Impersonation Scam Spotted in the Wild</p> 305 306 307 308<p>There is an old rule in Bitcoin: <strong>donât trust, verify.</strong></p> 309 310 311 312<p>That principle usually gets applied to wallets, transactions and private keys. But it is just as important when dealing with the people and institutions trying to reach your crypto holdings.</p> 313 314 315 316<p>A recent scam highlighted by Coinbase is a perfect example.</p> 317 318 319 320 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/24/2094/#more-2094" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">In Bitcoin, Looking Official Means Nothing</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 321 322 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/dacp/" rel="tag">DACP</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/digital-asset-compliance-portal/" rel="tag">digital asset compliance portal</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/irs-scam/" rel="tag">IRS scam</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2094 --> 323 324<article id="post-2086" class="post-2086 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-how-to category-scam tag-coldcard-hack tag-how-to-report-scams"> 325 326 <header class="entry-header"> 327 <div class="entry-meta"> 328 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/how-to/" rel="category tag">How To</a>, <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/" rel="category tag">Scam</a></span> 329 </div> 330 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/06/a-reminder-for-crypto-crime-victims-dont-forget-to-report-the-crime/" rel="bookmark">A Reminder for Crypto Crime Victims: Don’t Forget to Report the Crime</a></h1> 331 <div class="entry-meta"> 332 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/06/a-reminder-for-crypto-crime-victims-dont-forget-to-report-the-crime/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-08-06T00:15:01-04:00">August 6, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/06/a-reminder-for-crypto-crime-victims-dont-forget-to-report-the-crime/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 333 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 334 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 335 336 <div class="entry-content"> 337 338<p>The recent <strong>
338COLDCARD hack</strong> has been a painful reminder that even experienced Bitcoin users can become victims of sophisticated attacks.</p> 339 340 341 342<p>First and foremost, our thoughts are with everyone affected. We know that losing access to your Bitcoin is more than a financial setback, it can be an incredibly stressful and frustrating experience.</p> 343 344 345 346<p>Many victims have already reported the wallet addresses involved to <strong>BitcoinWho’sWho.com</strong>, helping alert the community to suspicious activity. If you’ve done that, thank you. Community reporting plays an important role in helping others avoid the same fate.</p> 347 348 349 350<p>But reporting a wallet address is only the first step.</p> 351 352 353 354 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/08/06/a-reminder-for-crypto-crime-victims-dont-forget-to-report-the-crime/#more-2086" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">A Reminder for Crypto Crime Victims: Don’t Forget to Report the Crime</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 355 356 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/coldcard-hack/" rel="tag">Coldcard hack</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/how-to-report-scams/" rel="tag">How to Report Scams</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2086 --> 357 358<article id="post-2077" class="post-2077 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-analysis category-scam tag-english-high-court tag-uk"> 359 360 <header class="entry-header"> 361 <div class="entry-meta"> 362 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/analysis/" rel="category tag">Analysis</a>, <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/" rel="category tag">Scam</a></span> 363 </div> 364 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/07/great-ruling-but-why-does-it-take-32-bitcoin-to-get-justice/" rel="bookmark">Great Ruling. But Why Does It Take 32 Bitcoin to Get Justice?</a></h1> 365 <div class="entry-meta"> 366 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/07/great-ruling-but-why-does-it-take-32-bitcoin-to-get-justice/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-07-07T20:57:37-04:00">July 7, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/07/great-ruling-but-why-does-it-take-32-bitcoin-to-get-justice/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 367 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 368 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 369 370 <div class="entry-content"> 371 372<p>The English High Court’s decision in <em><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2026/1355.html" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2026/1355.html" target="_blank">Stephen Wilden v Person Unknown and Huobi Global S.A.</a></em> [h/t <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.freshfields.com/en/our-thinking/blogs/risk-and-compliance/tracing-cryptoassets-in-the-english-high-court-what-wilden-means-for-recovery-cl-102n8ax" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.freshfields.com/en/our-thinking/blogs/risk-and-compliance/tracing-cryptoassets-in-the-english-high-court-what-wilden-means-for-recovery-cl-102n8ax" target="_blank">Freshfields</a>] is an important step forward for victims of cryptocurrency fraud. The ruling confirms that at least some Western courts are willing to issue freezing injunctions, compel exchanges to disclose information, and recognize sophisticated blockchain tracing techniques, even when stolen funds have been pooled and mixed in an attempt to conceal their origin.</p> 373 374 375 376<p>It’s a significant victory for crypto asset recovery.</p> 377 378 379 380<p>At the same time, the case raises an uncomfortable question.</p> 381 382 383 384 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/07/great-ruling-but-why-does-it-take-32-bitcoin-to-get-justice/#more-2077" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Great Ruling. But Why Does It Take 32 Bitcoin to Get Justice?</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 385 386 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/english-high-court/" rel="tag">English high court</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2077 --> 387 388<article id="post-2071" class="post-2071 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-analysis tag-forensics tag-recovery tag-scam"> 389 390 <header class="entry-header"> 391 <div class="entry-meta"> 392 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/analysis/" rel="category tag">Analysis</a></span> 393 </div> 394 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/03/chinas-new-crypto-forensics-paper-debunks-the-biggest-myth-about-stolen-bitcoin/" rel="bookmark">China’s New Crypto Forensics Paper Debunks the Biggest Myth About Stolen Bitcoin</a></h1> 395 <div class="entry-meta"> 396 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/03/chinas-new-crypto-forensics-paper-debunks-the-biggest-myth-about-stolen-bitcoin/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2026-07-03T20:04:34-04:00">July 3, 2026</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/03/chinas-new-crypto-forensics-paper-debunks-the-biggest-myth-about-stolen-bitcoin/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 397 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 398 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 399 400 <div class="entry-content"> 401 402<p>One of the most common things we hear from victims of cryptocurrency scams is, <strong>“I’ve been told there’s no way to recover my Bitcoin.”</strong></p> 403 404 405 406<p>That belief has become one of the biggest misconceptions in the crypto industry. While recovering stolen cryptocurrency is never guaranteed, a newly published forensic paper from Chinese law enforcement shows exactly why victims shouldn’t give up hope.</p> 407 408 409 410 <a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2026/07/03/chinas-new-crypto-forensics-paper-debunks-the-biggest-myth-about-stolen-bitcoin/#more-2071" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">China’s New Crypto Forensics Paper Debunks the Biggest Myth About Stolen Bitcoin</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a> </div><!-- .entry-content --> 411 412 <footer class="entry-meta"><span class="tag-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/forensics/" rel="tag">Forensics</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/recovery/" rel="tag">recovery</a><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/tag/scam/" rel="tag">scam</a></span></footer></article><!-- #post-2071 --> 413 414<article id="post-2059" class="post-2059 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-scam-digest"> 415 416 <header class="entry-header"> 417 <div class="entry-meta"> 418 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/scam-digest/" rel="category tag">Scam Digest</a></span> 419 </div> 420 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/21/crypto-scam-digest-october-21-2022/" rel="bookmark">Crypto Scam Digest – October 21, 2022</a></h1> 421 <div class="entry-meta"> 422 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/21/crypto-scam-digest-october-21-2022/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2022-10-21T16:38:40-04:00">October 21, 2022</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/21/crypto-scam-digest-october-21-2022/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> 423 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 424 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 425 426 <div class="entry-content"> 427 428<h2 class="wp-block-heading">
428Two Men Sentenced to Prison for SIM-Swapping Crypto Scam</h2> 429 430 431 432<p>Two Massachusetts men were sentenced to two years in prison for stealing the social media accounts of crypto executives and using SIM-swapping to bypass 2FA protections. <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/two-men-sentenced-nationwide-scheme-steal-social-media-accounts-and-cryptocurrency">DOJ</a></p> 433 434 435 436<h2 class="wp-block-heading"> $1.6M Stolen from an FTX Account</h2> 437 438 439 440<p>Details are unclear but it seem that hackers exploited automated trading bot API 3commas in order to take control of the user’s account and make thousands of trades. <a href="https://twitter.com/WuBlockchain/status/1583369969382719489">WU Blockchain</a></p> 441 442 443 444<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Localbitcoins User “Mustangy” Sentenced in Federal Court for Money Laundering</h2> 445 446 447 448<p>AKA Mustafa Goklu, Mustangy posted ads on localbitcoins.com offering to pay cash for up to $99,999 in Bitcoin. The cash he was offering came from his drug trafficking business. <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-convicted-laundering-bitcoin-and-operating-unlicensed-money-transmitting">DOJ</a></p> 449 450 451 452<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Coinbase Users Sue over $21 Million in Crypto Scam Losses</h2> 453 454 455 456<p>Nearly 100 Coinbase users are taking the company to arbitration for failing to protect them from mining pool scams. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/cyrusfarivar/2022/10/14/victims-claim-coinbase-didnt-protect-them-from-21-million-crypto-scam/?sh=69ff3a062469">Forbes</a></p> 457 458 459 460<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Three States Take Action Against Slotie NFT</h2> 461 462 463 464<p>Three US states have filed cease-and-desist orders against Slotie NFT for selling NFTs without proper registration and funneling the proceeds into metaverse casinos. <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/20/state-securities-regulators-move-to-shut-down-nft-scam-tied-to-metaverse-casino/">Coindesk </a></p> 465 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 466 467 </article><!-- #post-2059 --> 468 469<article id="post-2043" class="post-2043 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-scam-digest"> 470 471 <header class="entry-header"> 472 <div class="entry-meta"> 473 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/scam-digest/" rel="category tag">Scam Digest</a></span> 474 </div> 475 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/14/crypto-scam-digest-october-14-2022/" rel="bookmark">Crypto Scam Digest – October 14, 2022</a></h1> 476 <div class="entry-meta"> 477 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/14/crypto-scam-digest-october-14-2022/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2022-10-14T19:52:04-04:00">October 14, 2022</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/14/crypto-scam-digest-october-14-2022/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 478 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 479 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 480 481 <div class="entry-content"> 482 483<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Scam Victim Withdraws BTC, Gets Toilet Paper</h2> 484 485 486 487<p>A Pennsylvania man received a briefcase which supposedly held cash from his crypto profits, but it turned out to contain toilet paper. And he paid an extra $9K for the code to open the briefcase. <a href="https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/victim-of-bitcoin-scam-gets-toilet-paper-in-mail/">PA Homepage</a></p> 488 489 490 491<h2 class="wp-block-heading">WhatsApp Scam Impersonating Scary Spice</h2> 492 493 494 495<p>A scammer sent WhatsApp messages to stars and friends of Mel B (aka Scary Spice) asking for crypto donations to “help African children dying of thirst”. <a href="https://nz.news.yahoo.com/mel-b-feels-violated-whatsapp-060110927.html">Yahoo!</a></p> 496 497 498 499<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Binance Hacked for Two Million BNB</h2> 500 501 502 503<p>An exploit of weaknesses in cross-chain bridges allowed a scammer to steal 2M Binance C
503oin worth about $580M. <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/crypto-scammers-off-100-mn-102001158.html">Yahoo!</a></p> 504 505 506 507<h2 class="wp-block-heading">French Police Charge Bored Ape NFT Thieves</h2> 508 509 510 511<p>Bored Ape NFT owners fell for a phishing scam that claimed it would animate the valuable NFTs. $2.5M in NFTs were stolen in all. <a href="https://decrypt.co/111851/five-charged-france-with-2-5m-fraud-targeting-bored-ape-nft-owners">Decrypt</a></p> 512 513 514 515<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Indian Police Target Scam Cloud Mining App</h2> 516 517 518 519<p>31 people fell victim to scam cloud mining app “CCH Cloud Miner” and police have filed a case against 3 of the scammers involved. <a href="https://inc42.com/buzz/crypto-scam-continues-31-duped-in-a-cloud-mining-scam/">Inc42</a></p> 520 521 522 523<h2 class="wp-block-heading">“Pig Butchering” Scams Increasing on Tinder</h2> 524 525 526 527<p>Scammers are using Tinder to meet victims, then dating them for weeks in order to set them up for a crypto theft. <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/11/new-tinder-pig-butcher-scam-has-experts-worried/">NY Post</a></p> 528 </div><!-- .entry-content --> 529 530 </article><!-- #post-2043 --> 531 532<article id="post-2039" class="post-2039 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-scam-digest"> 533 534 <header class="entry-header"> 535 <div class="entry-meta"> 536 <span class="cat-links"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/category/scam/scam-digest/" rel="category tag">Scam Digest</a></span> 537 </div> 538 <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/07/crypto-scam-digest-october-7th-2022/" rel="bookmark">Crypto Scam Digest â October 7th, 2022</a></h1> 539 <div class="entry-meta"> 540 <span class="entry-date"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/07/crypto-scam-digest-october-7th-2022/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date" datetime="2022-10-07T18:07:08-04:00">October 7, 2022</time></a></span> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/author/bitcoinwhoswho/" rel="author">bitcoinwhoswho</a></span></span> <span class="comments-link"><a href="https://www.bitcoinwhoswho.com/blog/2022/10/07/crypto-scam-digest-october-7th-2022/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span> 541 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 542 </header><!-- .entry-header --> 543 544 <div class="entry-content"> 545 546<p><strong>Kim Kardashian Settles Charges for Illegal Crypto Promotion</strong><br>Kardashian paid $1.26 million in penalties for promoting EthereumMax on social media without disclosing how much she was paid to do so. <a href="https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-183">SEC.gov</a></p> 547 548 549 550<p></p> 551 552 553 554<p>C<strong>lass Action Lawsuit Filed Against Just A Bit of Coin</strong> <br>Plaintiffs claim that Just A Bit of Coin promised to build bitcoin mining rigs for customers but never delivered, blaming 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