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Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)US Offers $4 Million Reward for Arrest of Fugitive Money Launderer Daren Li
The United States has announced a bounty of up to $4 million for information leading to the arrest of Daren Li, a 43-year-old Chinese national convicted of money laundering. Li fled after removing his monitoring device following a guilty plea in cryptocurrency scam-related fraud.…
middleeasteye.netIranian Forces Attack Ships in Strait of Hormuz; Crypto Scam Reports Emerge
Iranian forces fired upon at least two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, with no damage reported to the ships and crews confirmed safe. Scammers posing as Iranian authorities have demanded cryptocurrency for safe passage, leading to at least one incident where a conned v…
Substrate placeholder — needs review · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)FBI 2025 Internet Crime Report Records Nearly $21 Billion in U.S. Cybercrime Losses
The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report documented nearly $21 billion in losses from cyber-enabled crimes affecting Americans. Cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence-related scams ranked among the most expensive categories. The report highlights ongoing risks in digital financia…