加密欺诈

In the cryptocurrency sector, fraud has once again drawn public attention. According to the authoritative media The Block, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 35-year-old Travis Ford from Oklahoma pleaded guilty to participating in a cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme. This news shocked the entire crypto community, reminding investors to be cautious about investment risks. 💸

🔍 Case Details:

Travis Ford, the CEO, co-founder, and chief trader of the cryptocurrency investment company Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC (referred to as Wolf Capital), is suspected of enticing the public to invest in the company through its website and other social media and internet promotional activities between January 2023 and August 2023. 🕵️‍♂️

Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen approximately $5.2 million in USDT, funds believed to be held in addresses operated by phishing scammers.
Blockchain analytics firm SlowMist reported that 12 Ethereum addresses were involved in the freeze, and the Tether (USDT) holdings in these addresses have been disabled. Each wallet is marked as a "USDT disabled address", and a security researcher at SlowMist said that the funds appear to be related to an on-chain criminal gang.
Phishing is rampant in the cryptocurrency space, with criminals imitating real platforms or decentralized applications (dapps) to steal private keys and compromise wallet security.

Although the Securities and Futures Commission issued a warning against the Hounax cryptocurrency trading platform in November, victims said the regulator acted too late.
After the JPEX fiasco, another cryptocurrency trading platform called Hounax reportedly defrauded some Hong Kong investors, causing them to lose more than $15 million.
Meanwhile, some victims believe the city-state regulator’s warning against the platform came after they had already locked their funds in Hounax.
Hounax cryptocurrency exchange allegedly disappeared with customer funds
Approximately 131 so-called investors, aged between 19 and 78, fell victim to Hounax’s alleged cryptocurrency scam. According to the South China Morning Post, the Hong Kong police received 88 complaints from victims on November 25, of which the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) received 15 complaints involving Hounax on November 27.