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  2. List of fake news websites - Wikipedia

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    Name Domain Status Notes Sources American News americannews.com Published a false story claiming actor Denzel Washington endorsed Donald Trump for U.S. president.The fictional headline led to thousands of people sharing it on Facebook, a prominent example of fake news spreading on the social network prior to the 2016 presidential election.

  3. $5.6B lost to cryptocurrency fraud schemes last year: FBI - AOL

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    Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in 2023 from fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, according to the FBI. The agency, in a report published Monday, said the bureau received more than 69,000 ...

  4. Crypto-related fraud jumped by 45% last year, FBI says - AOL

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    September 9, 2024 at 12:33 PM. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images. Victims reported more than $5.6 billion in fraud related to cryptocurrency in 2023, a 45% increase from losses reported in 2022, the FBI ...

  5. Here’s how one victim was swindled out of $58,000 in a ...

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    The FBI is investigating the rise in crypto fraud (Associated Press) Some of the habits he recommends may seem obvious. Don’t hand out your password to internet strangers.

  6. Cryptocurrency and crime - Wikipedia

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    In 2018, around US$1.7 billion in cryptocurrency was lost to scams, theft and fraud. In the first quarter of 2019, the amount of such losses rose to US$1.2 billion. [ 6 ] 2022 was a record year for cryptocurrency theft, according to Chainalysis , with US$3.8 billion [ 7 ] stolen worldwide during 125 system hacks, [ 8 ] including US$1.7 billion ...

  7. Diem (digital currency) - Wikipedia

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    diem.com. Diem (formerly known as Libra) was a permissioned blockchain -based stablecoin payment system proposed by the American social media company Facebook. The plan also included a private currency implemented as a cryptocurrency. The launch was originally planned to be in 2020, [3][4] but only rudimentary experimental code was released.

  8. Cryptocurrency ‘pig butchering’ scam wrecks Kansas bank ...

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    Three days later he directed two wire transfers totaling $6.7 million to be sent by the bank to the crypto wallet, and a whopping $10 million less than two weeks later, and another $3.3 million ...

  9. Coffeezilla - Wikipedia

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    Coffeezilla. Stephen Findeisen, better known as Coffeezilla, is an American YouTuber and crypto journalist who is known primarily for his channel in which he investigates and discusses online scams, usually surrounding cryptocurrency, decentralized finance and internet celebrities. [2]