The Federal Trade Commission published a consumer alert in April 2026 warning Americans to delete text messages that claim a traffic violation, include a QR code, and pressure recipients to “pay the ...

Mercuryo’s Ashna Vaghela warned that AI crypto scams are evolving faster than traditional security systems. Chainalysis estimated crypto scams received at least $14 billion ...

Crypto fraud has become one of the fastest-growing financial threats in the U.S. According to Federal Trade Commission data, last year alone, Americans lost billions to scams, from fake investment ...

More than $11 billion in losses and 181,565 crypto-related complaints were reported by Americans in 2025, according to new FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center figures cited by CryptoSlate. Within that ...

Japan's FSA asked crypto exchanges to add withdrawal delays and security checks to curb scams, working with police to fight ...

The figure is seven times that of the $11.4 billion in reported losses, a rate drawn from a 2017 survey on how rarely fraud ...

If you've spent any time on Meta's Threads app in the last year, then you've likely seen what I like to call "the Mr Beast reply guys:" A spam account replies to a popular post with a nonsensical ...

A text about making extra money can feel harmless at first. Maybe it shows up while you are between errands, scrolling on the couch or looking for a way to pad your budget. That is exactly why these ...

Investment fraud led to losses of $7.2 billion, making 2025 the worst year on record. The FBI urges immediate reporting and warns about recovery scams. United States citizens lost $11.36 billion to ...

They’re tucked away in dairies, petrol stations and vape shops from Auckland to Invercargill – and, at first glance, they look like ordinary cash machines. Rather, they’re cryptocurrency ATMs.

Elliptic has noted that Crypto ATMs, often called Bitcoin ATMs because of the cryptocurrency’s dominance, provide a ...