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𝐃𝐚𝐲 3 𝐨𝐟 "12 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒐-𝒎𝒂𝒔" 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 🎄 🎅 For the third day of this series we have address "1Cyo5UCBtxpiUCVrXmagT9f7siVqqkVg4k" on the Bitcoin Network. This address was found to be part of an extortion network. The network sends cold emails, posing as different services online and alerting the user to having inadvertently downloaded Pegasus (a well known spying software for iPhones and computers - the CIA and the Israeli intelligence have been using it for years and there were lots of news about it a couple of years ago). Then, the perpetuator warns that via Pegasus they have caught the victim visiting adult websites and doing things you share don't want others to see. The scammer warns that if you don't pay tot he address provided the videos will be sent to all your contacts on WhatsApp, telegram and Skype. To add urgency to this email, the scammer states that they'll be notified when you ope the email and that you have 48 hours to pay. The scammer uses unique Bitcoin addresses per batch of emails, but consolidates all successful payments downstream and then cashes our at KuCoin Exchange. Our team has made attempts to notify the exchange, but we've never received a response. Attached a screenshot from the email received by one of our synthetic accounts directly from the scammer. This is a direct attribution collected by our team. Whenever the attribution is flagged as direct, it means we have proof of where we obtained the information from and it was not generated using any AI tagging, Address Clustering or machine learning inferences.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 2 𝐨𝐟 "12 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒐-𝒎𝒂𝒔" 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 🎄 🎅 For the second day of this series we have address "UQDlWNJ8tIuSGPC7CO-5qlI3YFdAbXvNsiv7hmpLOwt29X_A" on the TON Network (Layer 1 developed by Nikolai Durov, also known for his role in creating the messaging platform, Telegram Messenger). This address along with others on the Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain Innovation, Ripple, Litecoin Foundation & TRON DAO networks are being used as part of a crypto investment scam called FUWEX[.]com. The FUWEX platform, which design-wise mirrors other scams we've worked on, offers crypto staking, daily rewards, trading and NFTs - none of which actually do what advertised, but have a front end designed to get you to deposit crypto to the newly-created, unique address they assign to your user. Since each user is generated a new-unique address, tracking this scam can be tricky, but our team has been able to track withdrawals to OKX Exchange. It is also important to note that the scammers have done a lot of work to make it ultra-easy to buy cryptocurrencies via API on/off ramps, which they have integrated directly into their tool - allowing victims to easily buy crypto with a credit card and it deposited onto the address the platform has created as destination address for the victim. We have informed several of these on/off ramps APIs in the hopes they can block the API token key associated, only Sardine acknowledged our proactive and voluntary disclosure. Attached a screenshot from our team's access to the fake investment platform. This is a direct attribution collected by our team. Whenever the attribution is flagged as direct, it means we have proof of where we obtained the information from and it was not generated using any AI tagging, Address Clustering or machine learning inferences.

𝐃𝐚𝐲 1 𝐨𝐟 "12 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒐-𝒎𝒂𝒔" 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 🎄 🎅 For the first day of this series we have address 3CrERLoAfHfz2sMiKaqsXv9eA5jZv3wfMx. That address along with several others are being used as part of a resurrected investment scam that was active in 2020. The current version is running on WhatsApp, via a community channel called "JP Morgan AI Investment Team 041", lead by a fictional character "Ryan McMahon" - who's whatsapp number is +1.631.492.3206. The group advertises exponential returns on investments made in phantom tokens and leads prospective investors to register an account with their trading platform CBBUS.ai. This platform was previously active in 2020 under a very similar scheme, but using other addresses. Address 3CrERLoAfHfz2sMiKaqsXv9eA5jZv3wfMx has direct cash-outs to Binance and our team has voluntarily notified the exchange prior to this post. There are additional addresses from this scam network cashing out to the exchange as well. Attached a screenshot from our team conversation directly with the scammer. This is a direct attribution collected by our team. Whenever the attribution is flagged as direct, it means we have proof of where we obtained the information from and it was not generated using any AI tagging, Address Clustering or machine learning inferences.

👀 🎄 🎅 Let's see who's made it to 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂'𝒔 𝑵𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒚 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕 The holidays are scammers favorite time of the year. People feel more relaxed; put their guards down, everyone's tired and just desperate to end the year and, in general, it's a time where social media does a great job at reminding you how "phenomenal" other people's life is compared to yours. That coupled with the bull market for Bitcoin has led this year to be particularly active for crypto scammers. As a celebration to all the hard work out team at Blockpliance has been doing, I'm launching a "12 𝑺𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒓𝒚𝒑𝒕𝒐-𝒎𝒂𝒔" series. Starting today, and for a total of 12 day's I'll be posting details about some of the scam's we've identified, hoping that this information reaches law enforcement, investigators and compliance personnel. Yes, I'll be giving out F̳R̳E̳E̳ data. Consider it our Christmas gift to the industry. Please help me amplify the reach of this effort by tagging people who can make good use of the data. Every day I'll make a comment to this post with the link to that day's scam.

The best way to celebrate Bitcoin reaching $100K is to ship a new product! Starting today, we are adding an AI data analyst to our Ledger Navigator so you can get a straightforward explanation for why we are grading crypto addresses the way we are. Think ChatGPT x Blockpliance. Here's our very own Donald J. Patterson explaining the tool:

🎤 I will be on the radio at 12:30 pm today talking to Pedro Sevcec and Oscar Haza about the $100K milestone for Bitcoin and what we can expect for its future. Tune in WQBA 1140 AM “El Pulso de Miami" for a short segment.

Our users leveraging our tools daily, multiple times a day. Next milestone: reach hourly usage. 24/7.

💡 Stop telling scam victims, 'It's in crypto, nothing we can do.' 🛑 Learn how to ACT! 👉 Contact https://lnkd.in/gnnyWvtm or 📧 uscryptocop@gmail.com. Schedule your training today! 🚔💻 #CryptoScams #LawEnforcementTraining"

🔍 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: Celebrities or high-profile individuals won’t directly contact you for financial reasons. 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬: Red flags include urgent requests and promises of quick returns. 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬: Tracking funds is possible with proper tools, making it harder for criminals to hide. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐞: Awareness of technology like voice cloning can save you or your loved ones from falling prey.

Our co-founder and CTO, Donald J. Patterson, presenting at the IBM TechXchange conference in Vegas. Honestly, we are beyond lucky to have IBM as a partner. The degree of support, advice, and exposure they have given us far exceeds our expectations. If you are building a startup that aims to serve enterprise-level or government customers and need top security in your tech stack, we suggest you apply to the IBM Z ScaleUp Program. Link below http://ibm.biz/ibmzscaleup #ai #ibmz #ibmhyperprotect #digitalassets