A confidence trick (synonyms include confidence scheme and scam) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence. A confidence artist (or con artist) is an individual, operating alone or in concert with others, who exploits characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonesty, honesty, vanity, compassion, credulity, irresponsibility, naïveté, or greed.
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Here are the 3 ways OneCoin defrauded cryptocurrency investors for billions
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Bitcoin pyramid scheme leaves Kenyans out of pocket after exit scam
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Twitter's cryptocurrency scam bots are back with a fresh new look
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Scam ICO advertised on CoinMarketCap busted by police in India
Criminal investigation authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat have booked five people for running fraudulent initial ...
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Cryptocurrency named after India’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ ends in $250K scam
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Bitcoin.com’s Roger Ver is still shilling ICOs like it’s 2017
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Blackmailers made $332,000 in Bitcoin during ‘sextortion’ scam
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12 Bitcoin scammers extradited to US for selling fake cars on eBay
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Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam
A group of Bitcoin con artists has been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign ...
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Australian BitConnect boss hit with asset freeze and travel ban
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5 ludicrous cryptocurrency exit scams that regretfully happened in 2018
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