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Racing the blockchain: Tracing crypto fraud before the money vanishes
Cryptocurrency is no longer a niche challenge but a routine element of fraud investigations, requiring examiners to develop blockchain tracing skills and act quickly when fraud is detected. The article outlines common crypto-enabled scams, key tracing techniques, and a repeatable workflow for transforming transaction data into actionable intelligence and prosecutable evidence.
Written By: Jaden Seay, MSA, Anthony Fulmore, Ph.D.
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Fraud Schemes
Fraudsters set their sights on young Roblox players and more
Microsoft and its partners disrupt EvilTokens. Fraudsters use free Robux to bait young gamers. "Smart rings" CEO convicted in nearly $2 million Ponzi scheme. Vietnamese man charged in multimillion-dollar crypto scheme.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek, CFE
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
Singapore’s money laundering bust leads to massive luxury retail auction and more
U.S. postal workers charged in $24 million stolen check ring. Romance scam allegedly netted $1.3 million. CaaStle founder sentenced to five years in $300 million securities fraud. Singapore auctions luxury loot seized in $2.4 billion money laundering case.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek, CFE
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- Fraud Schemes
- Money Laundering
- Securities Fraud
Film financier indicted in alleged fraud scheme and more
Hollywood financier charged in alleged $100 million film-funding fraud. Ex-banker convicted of bribing Ghanaian officials. Escobar Inc. CEO sentenced for wire fraud and money laundering. Federal case exposes ‘phantom hacker’ scam aimed at older victims.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek, CFE
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Fraud Schemes
- Money Laundering
FBI investigates Argentine Football Association for fraud and more
The FBI is investigating the Argentine Football Association for possible fraud and money laundering in the U.S.; a woman accused of posing as a registered nurse in Texas and New Mexico faces dozens of charges in both states; a woman in Las Vegas, Nevada, is arrested and charged for bigamy and obtaining more than $100,000 under false pretenses; and Hollywood director Carl Rinsch receives a prison sentence for defrauding streaming giant Netflix out of $11 million.
Written By: Stefanie Hallgren, CFE
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- Fraud Schemes
- Identity Theft
- Money Laundering
Silent exploits: Detecting transactional blind spots that slip past controls
Bad actors evade detection and scale attacks by exploiting overlooked transactional patterns that automated alert systems don’t always recognize. Here’s how to thwart these attacks and elevate anti-fraud defenses with a framework to identify early warning signs and coordinate cross-functional responses.
Written By: Sunny Banerjee, CFE
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- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
- Technology
Authorities intensify efforts to dismantle cyber-scam centers as they spread worldwide
A 2026 UN report calls cyber-scam operations in Southeast Asia a human rights crisis as approximately 300,000 are forced into criminality in the region. The CEO of anti-human trafficking group, the Mekong Club, details the dire working conditions for people in scam centers and what governments have done — and still need to do — to shut down operations now proliferating beyond Asia.
Written By: Matt Friedman
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- Bribery and Corruption
- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
$285 million gone: Drift Protocol breached and more
Fake illnesses fuel a $20 million Mount Everest insurance scam. Crypto‑funded fake IDs land OnlyFake's founder in court. Authorities uncover digital arrest fraud in India. Drift Protocol's April Fool's Day breach results in losses of about $285 million.
Written By: Crystal Zuzek, CFE
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- Cyberfraud
- Fraud Schemes
- Identity Theft
Failures in oversight in Boston’s Big Dig collapse
Boston’s Central Artery and Tunnel Project — better known as the “Big Dig” — was a $2 billion infrastructure project that eventually ballooned to over $14 billion. A tunnel collapse in 2006 led to investigations that uncovered falsified concrete testing records and improper billing practices, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in legal settlements and several high-profile criminal fraud convictions.
Written By: Steve C. Morang, CFE
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- Fraud Risk Management
- Fraud Schemes
- Whistleblowing and Hotlines
Selling stability: Inside the Terraform fraud
A confident founder framed as a visionary deceived investors with a complex cryptocurrency system. The author examines Do Kwon’s role in the billion-dollar Terraform collapse and the red flags of a fraudulent crypto scheme.
Written By: Steve C. Morang, CFE
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- Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets
- Fraud Prevention and Deterrence
- Fraud Schemes
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