by Marina Burghard | Jul 24, 2020 | Cryptocurrency, Featured, Financial Fraud, Investment Fraud, Online Fraud
Winnipeg (July 24, 2020) – The Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) issued an investor alert against the cryptocurrency exchange CrypTrade24. The bitcoin firm, which offers investment plans in cryptocurrency trading, claims to have its headquarter in Churchill,...
by Marina Burghard | Jun 12, 2020 | Consumer Fraud, Corporate Frauds, Cryptocurrency, Featured, Investment Fraud
Toronto (June 12, 2020) – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) found out that the cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX collapsed in 2019 due to a fraud committed by its late founder Gerald Cotten, according to an investigative report published on June 11. When the...
by Marina Burghard | Feb 28, 2020 | Consumer Fraud, Cryptocurrency, Featured, Financial Fraud
Pickering (February 28, 2020) – The Durham Regional Police arrested Eric Hentschel from Pickering on February 19 in connection with the ‘Alepy’ cryptocurrency scam. Police alleged that Hentschel sold his fraudulent cryptocurrency ‘Alepy’ to investors and then...
by Marina Burghard | Jan 29, 2020 | Cryptocurrency, Featured, Fraud Prevention, Phone Scam
January 29, 2020 – The Alberta RCMP and the Abbotsford Police issued warnings against prevalent bitcoin scams. The authorities make an effort to stop scammers from defrauding people out of their money using bitcoin frauds. Typically for the phone scams, the fraudsters...
by Marina Burghard | Jan 22, 2020 | Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Featured, Online Fraud
Toronto (January 21, 2020) – 19-year-old Samy Bensaci from Montreal was arrested in Victoria, B.C. in November 2019 for allegedly being involved in a group of cybercriminals who stole millions in cryptocurrency using SIM swap scams. Investigators believe that they...
by Marina Burghard | Dec 12, 2019 | Cryptocurrency, Featured, Financial Fraud, Investment Fraud
Toronto (December 12, 2019) – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced the sentence of Oliver Folkard for conducting a bitcoin trading scheme. Justice Philip Downes sentenced him to eight months in prison and three years of probation for defrauding at least...