A Colorado pastor and his wife face dozens of charges connected to a cryptocurrency scam that investigators say they used to deceive and steal from their Christian community, according to the Denver district attorney’s office. Eli, who ran the online-only Victorious Grace Church, and Kaitlyn Regalado were indicted by a Denver grand jury on 40
A psychedelic vision of crypto spirituality, where meditation meets decentralization. CoinStructive, Inc. Deep in a coastal pocket of Montenegro, fog lingers over a makeshift village where the morning stillness is broken by the sound of meditative chants, laptop keystrokes, and the occasional impromptu DAO meeting. This is Zuzalu: an ephemeral, invite-only enclave dreamed up by
AFP senior officer Kristie-Lee Cressy said at the Bangkok press conference that at least 14,000 Australians had fallen victim to this scam. “The group amassed at least 1.9 million in (Australian dollars) from Australian victims in just the short time it had been operating. Money that we say was stolen from hard-working Australians and not
People who use online banking have been warned to “never” do five things by consumer champion platform Which?. Its expert said in a new social media post on Tuesday that there are “five golden rules to remember when using online banking”. In a video, she began: “Never do your online banking with a mobile or
MANSFIELD — Kelly Blankenship said she’s been warned that when it comes to scammers, everyone is a target. “The general consensus out there is not if it happens to you, but when it happens to you,” said Blankenship, the City of Mansfield’s finance director. “It’s a horrible world we live in. You have to be
COLORADO SPRINGS — Betty Kerwin remembers the “heightened feverishness” — and the fear. In February, the 91-year-old spent hours on the phone with anonymous men impersonating the Geek Squad at Best Buy, demanding she send them cash. By the time she hung up, she’d fed $8,000 into a cryptocurrency ATM: all the money in her
Cryptocurrency titans make it seem easy for anyone to get rich off digital coins, and anyone who isn’t making millions in their free time is wasting an opportunity. Crypto really is the financial Wild West. There are almost no regulations or rules in digital coins as there are on the real-world currency exchanges and stock
Investment and payment scams are often perpetrated by criminals who attempt to capitalize on current events and economic anxieties to pursue their targets. Investment scams are designed to lure people into investing in fraudulent or non-existent opportunities. These scams often promise quick and easy returns with little to no risk on assets like shares of
One Virginia woman who claims she got scammed through investing her savings into cryptocurrency hopes to help other investors by sharing her story. This article is part of WTOP’s monthlong series, “Money Matters,” where we explore tips for saving, budgeting and making your money work for you. Check for new articles all month, right here
Scams often evolve over time and may include scammers pretending to be law enforcement or using crypto ‘ATMs.’ Smishing texts: what are they, what you can do Smishing texts are a scam intended to trick the receiver into sharing personal information, like bank details. Problem Solved The Manitowoc Police Department has reported a significant increase