Token Scam Spotter

Exposing crypto scams & shady tokens. Cybersecurity expert defending new investors. No hype just truth. No mercy for scammers.

[Token Scam Spotter @TokenScamSpot]

🚨 SCAM WARNING: Don’t Be the Next Victim🚨
If someone promises:
💸 “Send me money, I’ll trade for you”
🤖 “This bot guarantees daily returns”
📈 “Sit back and watch it grow”
It’s a scam. Period!

[Token Scam Spotter @TokenScamSpot]

Noman Saleem sentenced by FBI to 15 months for impersonating top crypto influencers on Telegram to steal $1.4M. Promised 20% staking returns then vanished with victims' funds overnight. @baltimoresun #cryptofraud #impersonationscam https://t.co/2nRdhCfLx9

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Rossen Iossifov charged by DOJ for moving $290K in seized crypto from prison. Already serving 111 months for fraud, he allegedly transferred forfeited funds before agents could take custody of the wallet. @cryptoslate #cryptofraud #assetforfeiture https://t.co/4QEVpLaTQX

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Misam Abidi indicted by FBI & IRS-CI for $1.9M crypto Ponzi via Star Credit Holdings. The Tennessee gubernatorial candidate promised guaranteed returns, paid old investors with new ones and hid income from the IRS. @dailyhodl #cryptofraud #ponzischeme https://t.co/YyRVanhtOJ

[PeckShieldAlert @PeckShieldAlert]

#PeckShieldAlert Specter has reported that @hedera Network appeared to be exploited, with $5.25M in stolen funds already bridged from #Hedera Mainnet to Ethereum.

The hacker originally funded 1 ETH from #TornadoCash and now holds 2.36K ETH ($4.25M) & 15.58 WBTC ($1M) in the wallet.

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Do Kwon sentenced by DOJ to 15 years for $40B Terra-Luna fraud. Secretly paid a trading firm to prop up UST's $1 peg while lying to investors. Judge called it "a fraud of epic generational scale." @decrypt #cryptofraud #stablecoinfraud https://t.co/autyy8F1hl

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Jonathan Spalletta charged by HSI for $53M Uranium Finance DeFi hack. Laundered funds via Tornado Cash, spent $500K on a Black Lotus Magic card. Told a friend "Crypto is fake internet money anyway." @coindesk #cryptofraud #defihack https://t.co/vC956d30ws

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Thet Min Nyi, Wiliang Awang & Andreas Chandra charged by FBI for running Myanmar & Indonesia pig-butchering scam compounds. Part of a global crackdown that arrested 276 and seized $701M. @thehackernews #cryptofraud #pigbutchering https://t.co/NcY3VhiAKs

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France charges 88 suspects including 10+ minors for crypto kidnappings across 12 cases. Victims held for days, some had fingers severed. One attack every 2.5 days in 2026. @decrypt #cryptofraud #cryptokidnapping https://t.co/ZEK0ZCH0zQ

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Do Kwon sentenced by DOJ to 15 years for Terra-Luna collapse wiping $40B. He fled on a fake passport, bribed officials for "political protection" and told aides to "tell investigators to f*** off." @dlnews #cryptofraud #terrafraud https://t.co/W7Ubaa3uyO

[Token Scam Spotter @TokenScamSpot]

Nemanja Popov sentenced by DOJ for Gotbit wash trading scheme. FBI's undercover NexFundAI token sting caught executives openly describing their pump-and-dump services to fake clients. @trmlabs #cryptofraud #washtrading https://t.co/P2jhsUdJff

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Raymond Echavez Villamor sentenced by DOJ to 2.5 years for $2M fraud. Posed as investment advisor in Glenview IL, spent victim funds on vintage cars and used them to repay prior investors. @fox32chicago #cryptofraud #investmentfraud https://t.co/Mbp6G5h22A

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Jingliang Su sentenced by DOJ to 46 months for laundering $36.9M from 174 Americans via Cambodia scam centers. Funds converted to USDT and wired straight to overseas scam bosses. @justice #cryptofraud #scamcenter https://t.co/zQaAGiwDmE

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Adam Iza "The Godfather" pleads guilty to DOJ for orchestrating kidnapping of a Connecticut couple over $245M stolen Bitcoin. Faces 35 years across separate fraud and kidnapping charges. @cryptopolitan #cryptofraud #cryptokidnapping https://t.co/pO8UcspEPU

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Ruhuan Zhen & Hongce Wu charged by DOJ for laundering cartel crypto for Sinaloa & CJNG over 9 years. Used encrypted apps, mirror transfers and trade-based schemes to wash narco proceeds globally. @epochtimes #cryptofraud #cartelmoneylaundering https://t.co/3rfcSXBkGR

[CertiK Alert @CertiKAlert]

#CertiKInsight 🚨

We have seen a ~$1.7M exploit on @taikoxyz bridge.

The attacker derived the 'trustedUserMrSigner' from public available "enclave-key.pem", used it to register SGX instances that sign off on malicious withdrawals.

https://t.co/gNwia9gb8j

Stay Vigilant!

[Token Scam Spotter @TokenScamSpot]

USSS & NCA freeze $12M in Operation Atlantic targeting approval phishing scams. 20,000+ compromised wallets identified across 30 countries. 120 fraudulent domains seized. @cointelegraph #cryptofraud #approvalphishing https://t.co/3Dq1q2xota

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Thet Min Nyi indicted by DOJ for managing Myanmar scam compounds in crackdown that arrested 276 and seized $ 701M. Workers were trafficked and forced to defraud Americans. @thehackernews #cryptofraud #scamcompound https://t.co/dJUkQwNzmI

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Daren Li sentenced by DOJ to 20 years in absentia for $73M pig-butchering ring run from Cambodia. Cut his ankle monitor and fled before sentencing. Still a fugitive. @therecord #cryptofraud #pigbutchering https://t.co/T46pyWX2sT

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Nevin Shetty sentenced by DOJ to 2 years for stealing $35M from startup Fabric and gambling it on DeFi. The scheme collapsed in weeks and 60 employees lost their jobs. @geekwire #cryptofraud #insiderfraud https://t.co/JD6Fpjgh5J

[Token Scam Spotter @TokenScamSpot]

Braden Karony sentenced by DOJ to 100 months for SafeMoon $9M liquidity pool fraud. He drained locked investor funds to buy mansions, Audis and a Tesla. Veterans among victims. @decrypt #cryptofraud #rugpull https://t.co/PdBxjr2Ceh