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Indian Police Arrest Two Suspected of Duping 1,400 in Alleged $12M Crypto Scam

So far 24 investors have come forward claiming they've been conned out of $55,000.

India's Enforcement Directorate has frozen bank accounts related to WazirX. (Renzo D'Souza/Unsplash)

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British National Accused in OneCoin Scam Set to Face US Extradition: Report

Co-accused Robert McDonald avoided extradition on human rights grounds.

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BitConnect Founder, Indicted in US Over Missing Bitcoin, Is Now Wanted in India, Too

Satish Kumbhani and six others were named by an unidentified lawyer in a complaint over missing bitcoin.

Temple in Pune, India (Anand Dhumal/Pixabay)

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CFTC Accuses Ohio Man of Running $12M Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme

The regulator filed a cease-and-desist order against Rathnakishore Giri and his companies over allegations of scamming investors interested in digital assets.

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How to Stop Forsage, Meta Force and Other Smart Contract Pyramid Schemes

An SEC indictment notwithstanding, it's not easy to taking down online pyramid schemes, says our columnist. Here are some ideas.

Lado Okhotnikov (YouTube self-promotional video)

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SEC Slaps Founders, Promoters of Alleged Ponzi Scheme Forsage With Fraud Charges

The regulator said the popular Ethereum dapp was used to swindle investors of over $300 million.

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FBI Adds OneCoin Founder Ruja Ignatova to Its Most Wanted List

Ignatova is accused of defrauding investors out of more than $4 billion via a crypto Ponzi scheme.

Ruja Ignatova (OneCoin Corporation)

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FSInsight Accuses Three Arrows Capital of Running a ‘Madoff-Style Ponzi Scheme’

3AC borrowed recklessly from just about every institutional lender in the business, a report from the research firm says.

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CFTC Charges 2 Men With Running a $44M Crypto Ponzi Scheme

Sam Ikkurty and Ravishankar Avadhanam are accused of using YouTube videos to dupe would-be clients into investing in various crypto funds.

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New York Man Arrested for Alleged $1.8M Crypto Mining Scam

Authorities say 37-year-old Chet Stojanovich promised to take a customer on 31-hour road trip to see the non-existent mining equipment in Canada – and then abandoned him at the Buffalo airport.

Statue of Themis holding the balance scales. (Oleksandr Berezko/EyeEm via Getty Images)