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SEC Official Calls Crypto Scams the ‘Flavor of the Year’

Scams involving celebrity endorsements of digital assets are becoming more common.

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Esports Organization FaZe Clan Drops 1 Member, Suspends 3 Following Alleged Crypto Scam

Frazier "Kay" Khattri has gotten the boot, while Jarvis Khattri, Nikan Nadim and Jakob Teeqo have been suspended until further notice.

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UK Financial Watchdog Warns That ICO Crypto Is a Clone Company

The firm was identified as using details of the legitimate company, Swiss Re Capital Markets.

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Dutch Police Arrest Three in Pump-and-Dump Scheme Involving Self-Made Cryptocurrency

The arrests resulted from an investigation of the cryptocurrency exchange Coinhouse.eu.

Dutch police say additional arrests may be possible.

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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Loses Case Against YouTube Involving Bitcoin Scam

A California superior court judge ruled the social media giant was not responsible for its users' content.

Apple's Steve Wozniak sued YouTube over crypto giveaway scams.

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OnePlus Founder's Twitter Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam

Carl Pei seemed be tweeting that his new company was launching a crypto.

OnePlus Co-founder Carl Pei

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Twitter Scammers Used Elon Musk's 'SNL' Appearance to Reap $100K in Crypto

The scammers reportedly hijacked verified Twitter accounts to promote a fake giveaway by the Tesla CEO.

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WallStreetBets Members May Have Lost Over $2M to Telegram Crypto Scam: Report

WSB members were encouraged to buy a new token called WSB Finance on a Telegram account not affiliated with the subreddit.

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Singapore’s Central Bank Warns Crypto 'Certainly Not Suitable for Retail Investors'

The statement came days after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was caught up in a token scam on blockchain social media platform BitClout.

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‘Blockchain Recovery’ Scam Is Posing as a Legit Firm, UK FCA Warns

The “clone” firm has been emailing and cold-calling investors and using the real company’s Firm Reference Number with a fake name, the regulator said.

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