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Protestors Set Alleged Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Perpetrator’s Home on Fire

Before shutting down, Bitcoin Wallets' "manager" promised 100-percent returns on investors' money in just two weeks. Then they burned down his house......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJul 11th, 2019

SEC Sues Alleged $26 Million ‘Crypto’ Ponzi Scheme Operator

The SEC has accused Daniel Pacheco of running a $26 million Ponzi scheme disguised as a cryptocurrency......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskMay 24th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: SEC sues Woodbridge Group outside sales agents over alleged Ponzi scheme

Five top sellers of Woodbridge Group of Cos. securities were sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, accused of making unlawful profits from an alleged Ponzi scheme......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchAug 20th, 2018

Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin a "fraud" and a "Ponzi scheme" — and says the crypto is hopeless as a currency

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon just launched another scathing attack on the biggest crypto and said bitcoin cannot.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 18th, 2024

Key Words: Bitcoin bros mock Paul Krugman for comparing the crypto craze to ‘a natural Ponzi scheme’

The Nobel Prize-winning economist questions cryptocurrency’s economic role in his latest column.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 21st, 2021

Here"s how an accused crypto fraudster known as the "CryptoQueen" allegedly started a $4 billion Ponzi scheme and went on the run with 230,000 bitcoin

Ruja Ignatova, the cofounder of the now-defunct OneCoi.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 18th, 2021

"Black Swan" author Nassim Taleb says bitcoin is an open Ponzi scheme and a failed currency

Some view the cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflation, though Taleb says the coin has no connection to rising prices. Nassim Nicholas Taleb at the Synergy .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 23rd, 2021

Operator of $200M Ponzi scheme that defrauded police, firefighters pleads guilty

The government alleges that jewelry wholesaler Gregory Altieri, 53, of Melville, operated a scheme that promised high rates of returns for nonexistent deals on jewelry investments......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 31st, 2020

Investors in alleged $170 million Tampa-based Ponzi scheme file class action lawsuit seeking $5 million

In a federal lawsuit, the investors allege that EquiAlt, its CEO and managing director "scammed more than 1,100 mostly senior citizens from across the country of much of their life savings.".....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 27th, 2020

CFTC Sues Alleged Crypto Ponzi Scammer for $500K Theft

The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskFeb 14th, 2020

Alleged Crypto Ponzi OneCoin May Have Used Flood of Fake Reviews to Boost Ailing Image

The OneCoin cryptocurrency project – accused by authorities of being a Ponzi scheme – may have attempted to counter negative news by using "inauthentic" accounts to place favorable reviews on TrustPilot and Quora, according to new research......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJan 29th, 2020

Three Men Arrested In NJ For Running Alleged $722 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Three Men Arrested In NJ For Running All.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeDec 11th, 2019

US Arrests 3 in Alleged Crypto Mining Pool Fraud Scheme

U.S. authorities have arrested three members of BitClub Network, alleging the mining pool is a long-running Ponzi scheme......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskDec 10th, 2019

Brazilian Police Bust Alleged Crypto Fraud That Cost Investors $360M

Brazilian police have shut down a purported bitcoin investment scheme they allege stole 1.5 billion Brazilian reals......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskDec 9th, 2019

149 cars including Teslas and classic muscle cars were seized by the FBI in an investigation into an alleged "Ponzi-type" scheme. Now they"re up for auction.

A collection of cars seized by the FBI in an investigation is going up for auction on Saturday, October 26. The 149-car c.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 19th, 2019

UK Woman Faces Death Threats After Speaking Out on Alleged Scam OneCoin

The British woman says she received death threats after speaking on a podcast about the alleged Ponzi scheme......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskOct 16th, 2019

Businessman arrested in Pinellas County for alleged Ponzi scheme

Deputies have arrested a man accused of operating his Pinellas County business as a Ponzi scheme, costing his victims $1.5 million, according to a Fox 13 News report. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said a monthslong investigation revealed that .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 22nd, 2019

Crypto Ponzi Scheme Says It Has ‘No Cash to Pay out’ to Upset Investors

Hundreds of locals who used to eagerly gather outside the Bitcoin Wallet office in Ladysmith, South Africa are now mobbing the office to demand their money back......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJul 8th, 2019

CFTC Lawsuit Alleges $147 Million in Bitcoin Defrauded From Trading Scheme Investors

22,858.822 bitcoin were misappropriated under Control-Finance's Ponzi-like scheme......»»

Category: forexSource: coindeskJun 18th, 2019

CFTC charges forex fund with alleged $47 million Ponzi scheme

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed charges on Monday against Florida-based Oasis International Group, Limited, Oasis Management, LLC, Satellite Holdings Company, and principals Michael J. DaCorta, Joseph S. Anile, II, Raymond P. Montie, III, F.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 22nd, 2019