I Lost £104,000 to a Crypto Scam but Kept It Secret for Years Out of ...
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I lost £104,000 to a crypto scam but kept it secret for years out of ...
In January 2022, I was tricked into a cryptocurrency investment promoted by a broker called WorldTradeCenter. I only realised the promotion was fake after handing over £104,000. My Barclays bank account was drained. I cashed in a Stocks and Shares ISA meant
Coinbase Assists US Secret Service in Seizing $225 Million in Tether Linked to Crypto Scams
The post Coinbase Assists US Secret Service in Seizing $225 Million in Tether Linked to Crypto Scams appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Coinbase has played a pivotal role in assisting the US Secret Service to seize $225 million in cryptocurrency linked to pig butchering scams, marking the largest crypto seizure in the agency’s history. The collaboration involved extensive blockchain analysis and coordination with multiple exchanges to identify…


Coinbase Assists Secret Service in Record $225M Crypto Seizure Linked to Fraud
The effort, led by the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, and U.S. Attorney’s Office, stems from a 2023 investigation into a large-scale fraud ring. The funds, originally frozen by Tether in December 2023, were held in self-custody wallets linked to a human trafficking network running a “pig butchering” romance scam. That scam type involves criminals building fake romantic relationships to defraud victims of large sums of crypto. Coinbase Tracked Funds a…
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