New scam model preys on trust, patience, and permissions—while AI-powered deepfakes redefine crypto deception at scale.

Consumers lost $66 million to crypto ATM fraud in the first six months of 2024, the Federal Trade Commission said. The money often cannot be recovered.

A sharp-eyed store clerk and a well-timed police visit saved a local woman from losing $4,000 to a Bitcoin scam in South ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A man was arrested and charged with theft Thursday after allegedly stealing $8,000 through a CashApp scheme at a Fort Wayne Dollar General. According to a release from ...

The scammer instructed her to withdraw money and convert it to Bitcoin as a supposed fix for her computer issues. Following these instructions, the woman sent nearly $42,000 to the scammer.

It also said Block's lax oversight of bitcoin transactions, which it began offering through Cash App in 2018, and the company's subsequent rapid growth created "an environment vulnerable to ...

Block Inc., owner of Square and Cash App, will pay $40 million in penalties after a New York State probe revealed serious anti-money laundering failures and compliance gaps in its Bitcoin and fiat ...

She promised the next Bitcoin. Instead, she created one of the biggest scams in financial history—and then disappeared without a trace. This is the story of Ruja Ignatova and OneCoin ...

The Sheriff’s Office has emphasized that they do not use Cash App, Bitcoin, or any other payment apps for transactions. They also urged residents to be cautious if they receive such a call ...

Rather than take your fiat and credit a bitcoin balance to your account on their ... They also have a Bitcoin wallet app that is still in its early stages, but is quickly gathering a strong ...

Be aware of phishing scams and fake wallet apps that impersonate legitimate ... Halvings are part of Bitcoin’s monetary policy, to balance supply and demand to preserve its scarcity and value ...