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Bitcoin Porn Blackmail Scam Moved to Poloniex Wallet
When reports of this email scam first started appearing last September the perpetrators were discovered to be using a Matbea wallet. That appears to have changed. On May 30 every output transaction...
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I Know Your Password #Bitcoin Extortion Email Variant
A new twist on an old trick emerged this week. The porn ransom email claiming to have incriminating video of the recipient which will be released to contacts if not paid in bitcoin, has now included an...
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Sextortion With Password Email Scam Variant Makes 22.67BTC Over First 3 Weeks
Don’t pay it! No matter how convincing inclusion of that old password you used to use makes it seem, they don’t have video of you doing that. Don’t be embarrassed, if you considered paying the ransom...
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Bitcoin Blackmail Letter Scam Raising Prices
Blackmail letterNot all bitcoin sextortion attempts are occurring over email right now. Reports of a highly customized blackmail letter received in the mail and claiming to have “evidence” of a “secret...
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42 Countries Report Sextortion Email Scam
The bitcoin “sextortion” scam is officially global. Bitcoin Who’s Who received reports of the now infamous email from people in 42 different countries in September. Almost a third of the scam reports...
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~2 BTC Burned in 2018
The number of bitcoin ever to be mined may be capped at 21 million but the total supply will always be less. How much less is a critical valuation metric for bitcoin economists. There are a variety of...
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Popular Sextortion bitcoin addresses
How successful has the bitcoin sextortion email campaign been? [tweetshare tweet=”Top 50 Sextortion Addresses Received 92 BTC”] List of Top 50 Most Frequently Reported Sextortion Email Bitcoin...
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New CIA Child Porn Bitcoin Ransom EMAIL
The first report of a Central Intelligence Agency officer sending ransom emails demanding bitcoin in exchange for concealing evidence of child porn was received March 16. Since then dozens of similar...
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Have You Received A Threatening Email Asking For Bitcoin?
Don’t worry! In fact, congratulations, you are popular! Pretty much everyone has received a version of this bogus email threatening to expose risqué webcam footage of their mark to contacts. Be...
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The RISE OF Elon MUSK BITCOIN SCAMS
The first “Elon Musk/Tesla” #Bitcoin scam reported to BitcoinWhosWho.com in June 2018 involved a hijacked high-profile verified Twitter account pretending to giveaway our beloved valuable crypto...
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Multi-Million Dollar Canadian Bitcoin Scam Using Binance
Scammer will provide a QR code and the location of the closest bitcoin ATM. If you have been caught up in this scam, you have a better than average chance of recovering funds. The first “CRA scam” was...
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New Bitcoin Phishing Email Scams
Two new scam emails were reported this week, and they are taking a different approach than the common “sextortion” emails. The first is advertising a fake token airdrop, so it’s obviously aimed at...
View ArticleTreasury Department Cracking Down on Coin Mixers
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) fined the founder of cryptocurrency “mixers” Helix and Coin Ninja this week for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, an action that may signal more...
View ArticleThe Most Frequently Reported Bitcoin Scams Of 2020
The Top 25 Most Frequently Reported Bitcoin Scam Addresses to BitcoinWhosWho.com in 2020* received 9.5994793 total BTC. Every single address is associated with the “sextortion” email scam first...
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Bitcoin Scams are the World’s Other Continuing Pandemic
2020 BitcoinWhosWho.com Scam Report Origins Based on the origins of Scam Reports received by BitcoinWhosWho.com in 2020, bitcoin scams are the world’s other continuing pandemic. BitcoinWhosWho...
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What Is A Bitcoin Address And How Do You Use It?
Bitcoin Wallet A Bitcoin wallet is a software program that helps to keep track of your Bitcoins. To be technical, Bitcoins are not stored anywhere; a private key (secret number) for each Bitcoin...
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Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware is malware (malicious software) that utilizes encryption to hold a victim’s data ransom. Important data is encrypted to block the owner’s access to files, databases, or software. To gain...
View ArticleIs Bitcoin A Safe Investment?
Bitcoin can be a wise investment, but it’s also a volatile one. When it comes to “safe” investments, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a good bet—but only if you’re willing to take a lot of...
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