Scammers used a fake Gemini AI chatbot to promote a bogus Google Coin presale, signaling a rise in AI-driven crypto impersonation fraud.

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A convincing presale site for phony "Google Coin" features an AI assistant that engages victims with a slick sales pitch, funneling payment to attackers.

The chatbot sits on top of a convincing scam operation. The Google Coin website mimics Google’s visual identity with a clean, ...

Nassau County Poiice warn of a scam involving a fake PayPal email after they say it was used to steal $250,000 worth of gold coins from a Massapequa woman. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams, Jr. A ...

Scammers are once again capitalizing on the popularity of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, with fake tokens again emerging as part of potential phishing attacks. A wallet linked to ...

Theft by false pretenses: A Saratoga resident reported that someone sent them a phishing scam email, acted as federal agents and ultimately convinced the victim to provide cash in person on two ...

How do crypto scammers exploit trust, greed and sophisticated techniques to drain assets? And what measures can be taken to strengthen defenses in the digital asset space? In the vast world of crypto, ...

After crypto hacks, stolen funds often pass through privacy coins. Learn why they are used as a laundering step rather than the final cash-out asset.