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$13.7 million: Atlas VPN adds up the impact of the top 10 most successful blockchain scams
2021-07-07 19:04

A new report finds that fake investment scams have netted the most funds among all the types of active blockchain scams.

CryptoMixer.com, a fake Bitcoin tumbler, is the biggest known active blockchain scam in terms of funds collected.

This scam has collected 167 payments adding up to $2.5 million.

The InternationalGlobalPay.com scam has earned $2.3 million and the third most successful con is occupied by malware linked to a fake wallet app.

The analysis found that fake investment scams have attracted the most funds among all the active scams.

This service tracks 81,398 scams at scam-alert.io.


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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/13-7-million-atlas-vpn-adds-up-the-impact-of-the-top-10-most-successful-blockchain-scams/#ftag=RSS56d97e7