Crypto Scam
Cryptocurrency scam reports — rug pulls, fake exchanges, wallet drainers and pig-butchering schemes.
8 verified reports.
Recent crypto scam reports
Michael Patryn
Co-founder of the collapsed QuadrigaCX crypto exchange; previously convicted in the US under his birth name Omar Dhanani for identity-theft offences (ShadowCrew).
Dominic Lacroix
Founder of PlexCoin; shut down by the US SEC and Quebec AMF as a fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO).
Daniel Fernandes Rojo Filho
Linked to international crypto pyramid schemes operated through Canadian shell companies (DFRF Enterprises).
Sasha Onyshchenko
Convicted in connection with fraudulent decentralized-finance (DeFi) platforms targeting investors.
Cornelius Obehi
Arrested for major cryptocurrency and forex trading scams.
Nicolas Harvey
Handled crypto wallets used to cash out proceeds from international phishing rings.
Sabrina Paradis
Lacroix's partner in PlexCorps; held in contempt by Quebec courts over asset concealment related to the PlexCoin ICO fraud.
Aiden Pleterski
Self-proclaimed 'Crypto King' of Ontario; bankruptcy proceedings allege he mismanaged or lost more than CA$40 million in investor funds. Charged in 2024 by Ontario police with fraud and money laundering.