A man who took part in a Melville-based $147 million “pump and dump” stock boiler room was sentenced in federal court in Central Islip on Friday, officials said. Micheal Watts, of Sugarland, Texas, ...
Taking a page from those who for decades ran South Florida boiler rooms and call centers to fleece would-be investors, scamsters are increasingly moving to lure victims through social media ads that ...
Influencer pump and dump schemes are rampant in crypto. Adin Ross, Faze Clan, Ricegum, and Logan Paul are associated with ...
Last week, The Bear Cave investigative financial newsletter warned of widespread pump-and-dump scams coordinated via WhatsApp groups and fake investment firms that target U.S.-listed Chinese stocks.
The cryptocurrency space has been compared to the Wild West numerous times, and while it has been maturing to resemble the world of traditional finance more closely, in the decentralized finance (DeFi ...