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NFT Market Hit by $240K Phishing Scam Amid Downturn

By Jerry Christopher Jul 04, 2024

SNEAK PEEK In a sophisticated phishing scam, a user lost $240,000 worth of NFTs, including BAYC, Beanz, and Elementals. The …

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ZachXBT Accuses Gamegear Developer ‘Scaredofboobs’ of Being an NFT Scam Artist

By Jerry Christopher Dec 29, 2023

SNEAK PEEK ZachXBT, an on-chain sleuth, has identified ‘scaredofboobs’ as the person behind the NFT Machine scandal. ‘scaredofboobs,’ also known …

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Astrology-Themed NFT Initiative LSC Faces Exit Scam Allegations

By Jerry Christopher Oct 10, 2023

SNEAK PEEK Lucky Star Currency (LSC), an astrology-themed NFT project, has reportedly conducted an exit scam, taking over $1 million. …

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Ronaldinho’s ’18kRonaldinho’ Crypto Scam Probe Intensifies: Could His NFT Collection Be Next?

By Jerry Christopher Aug 28, 2023

SNEAK PEEK Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho Gaúcho is facing potential arrest for failing to testify in a crypto fraud investigation. …

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NFT scammer 3PECEART’s new scam! Fooled 6529 team this time

By Manjul Mishra May 20, 2023

SNEAK PEEK Scammer @3PECEART duped the 6529 team to get included in @6529Collections. 3PECEART has a history of doing scams …

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Phishing attacks! Bored Ape and Mutant Ape stolen

By Manjul Mishra Feb 23, 2023

SNEAK PEEK Bored Ape #4587 stolen and sold for ~72 ETH. Mutant Ape #3097 stolen and sold for ~16 ETH. …

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ZachXBT exposes the fraudster behind Kumaleon NFT scam

By Jerry Christopher Feb 21, 2023

SNEAK PEEK Canadian scammer Chards is behind the Kumaleon NFT fraud. ZachXBT connected the madman.eth address to phishing criminals. Scammers …

Cryptocurrency News

MetaMask issues warning to investors regarding ongoing phishing attempts

By Jerry Christopher Feb 13, 2023

SNEAK PEEK MetaMask issued a warning to investors about ongoing phishing attempts by scammers. The third-party upstream system for emails …

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SlowMist Security team examined Monkey Drainer NFT scam

By Jerry Christopher Feb 11, 2023

SNEAK PEEK NFT owners are losing millions of dollars in phishing scams. SlowMist’s security team is inspecting monkey drain scammers. …

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Scam NFT project listed on OpenSea

By Manjul Mishra Feb 06, 2023

SNEAK PEEK A new scam project “Nyan Slash Check” was listed on OpenSea. The project redirects to a fake zora …

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The FBI seizes NFTs from a scammer worth $100,000

By Jerry Christopher Feb 04, 2023

SNEAK PEEK The FBI has captured two NFTs and 86.5 Ether from a stated online fraud scam artist. ZachXBT, an …

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Federal Jury investigating Squiggles for fraud and money laundering

By Jerry Christopher Feb 03, 2023

SNEAK PEEK A federal grand jury is investigating the Squiggles NFT founders for fraud and money laundering. The investigation is …

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Metamask warn people about Fake Google Ads

By Jerry Christopher Jan 26, 2023

Metamask Support is trying to warn users to be wary of scammers. Fraudsters who generate duplicate counterfeit websites may purchase …

NFT 101

5 new ways of NFT scams that will shock you

By Manjul Mishra Jan 25, 2023

Google “NFT scams” and you will come across incidents that will open up a world of strange and unthinkable ways …

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New NFT Scam warning given by Cygaar

By Jerry Christopher Jan 11, 2023

SNEAK PEEK Fraudsters are mimicking real NFT holders and selling fake NFTs. Study Etherscan and OpenSea to avoid fake contracts. …