#cryptocurrency scam

Bitconnect was a US$2.4 billion crypto Ponzi scheme that collapsed in 2018 and remains one of the most consequential frauds in digital asset history. Launched during the 2017 cryptocurrency boom, Bitconnect promised a guaranteed 1 percent daily return through an alleged proprietary trading bot. The scheme expanded globally through aggressive affiliate marketing, YouTube promotion and staged…

...on many issues that won’t go away despite his best efforts Like a thorn in his side, President Javier Milei can’t seem to shake off the $Libra case. Opposition figures from various political circles are preventing him from doing so, and it doesn’t help that the scandal has led to complaints or lawsuits in three countries. But what’s complicating matters the most is his own actions, those of his sister Karina, and those of his collaborators, which have left a string of unanswered questions and disturbing clues, to say the least. The scandal began more than 150 days ago. On the night of February 14, an unknown 28-year-old American, Hayden Davis, who presented himself as a “crypto expert,” launched $Libra. That is, a “memecoin” that drew in hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to a tweet from President Milei who spread — or promoted — its supposed benefits, but which imploded after just five hours. From there, the storm intensified. Complaints were filed in Argentina, the United States, and Spain, and investors from several countries have since demanded their money back, while opponents smell blood in the water as investigators detected one inconsistency after another, with neither Milei nor his administration able to overcome the storm. Quite the opposite.

I shouldn’t have to mention that in addition to porn bots (I’ve blocked 50 this month), be on the lookout for people DMing you trying to offer you get-rich opportunities on bitcoin.

I was contacted by @teenagethingnerd, a scammer here on Tumblr. From my interactions with them, here is what I learned about the modus operandi for these people.

They will first try to be polite and get to know you over a 3-week period, then they will start using “screenshots” of emails where they claim to make thousands of dollars. They will ask for your financial information, promising you money.

Any skepticism you offer, they will mock and/or get angry at. That’s important, because a scammer’s worst enemy is always skepticism, and the people who hate skeptics are typically the people trying to trick you on something.

Use google search to check the validity of the websites they claim to use in their emails, and challenge them on their “Friends” that they speak of. Typically these websites will be 1-3 months old and have no verification to them.

Confronting them with these approaches will allow you to confirm your skepticism of their snake-oil sales.

Ayush Varshney arrested in cryptocurrency scam: आयुष वार्ष्णेय को CBI ने क्रिप्टोकरेंसी घोटाला केस में गिरफ्तार किया है। आयुष कोलंबो भागने की कोशिश कर रहा था। Ayush Varshney arrested in cryptocurrency scam डार्विन लैब के सह-संस्थापक और चीफ टेक्नोलॉजी ऑफिसर आयुष वार्ष्णेय को केंद्रीय जांच ब्यूरो ने क्रिप्टोकरेंसी घोटाले के मामले में अरेस्ट किया है। आयुष को सीबीआई ने उस समय दबोचा, जब वह मुंबई के…