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    Taking Down The LabHost Scam: What We Know So Far

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    At WRS, we deal with clients who have lost money through scams, such as phishing scams, and we work to trace and recover funds lost. However, we rarely hear of cases where these schemes are stopped. In the past few weeks, one of the biggest phishing scams, LabHost, has been shut down thanks to the…

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    What Are Airdrop Crypto Scams?

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    We’re seeing an increasing number of clients coming to us after losing money through airdrop crypto scams. Airdrop scams involve fraudsters using fake websites, emails and social media profiles in an attempt to trick victims into claiming a fake airdrop. Typically, this will include the airdrop scammer convincing users to connect their wallets to a…

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    What Are Banks Doing About APP Fraud Reimbursement?

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    It was recently announced that British banks will now be allowed to hold payment transfers for an additional three days, if the bank believes that a customer is being scammed. As well as this, the minimum amount for APP fraud reimbursement has increased to a maximum of £415,000 from October 2024. Whilst this is a…

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    A Guide to Phishing and the Mercatox Scam

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    Phishing is becoming an increasingly common and complex type of fraud, particularly in the cryptocurrency landscape. We hear of more and more traders and investors falling for phishing scams when looking to make investment decisions, which ultimately causes them to lose money.  One phishing scam we’ve been hearing about more frequently involves the Mercatox platform…

  • Market Update: Validus Scam

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    As a number of fraud warnings have now been issued in relation to Validus being a scam including in Australia, New Zealand, Dubai and Belgium, we take a look into Validus and what has prompted the growing number of warnings and claims of fraud, whilst we try to determine whether Validus is a scam. What…

  • MLM & Pyramid Schemes: A Look Into The ITP Crypto Scam

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    The ITP scam, also known as Infinity Trade Pro, is a trading platform that more and more clients are coming to us in an attempt to get their money back. It has long been surrounded by scrutiny within the investment community due to the belief that ITP operates as a Ponzi scheme, or a pyramid…

  • What Is The HyperVerse Crypto Scam?

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    2023 is coming to a close and, although there have been many notable scams within the trading world this year, one which is continuing to send shockwaves across the internet is the HyperVerse crypto scam.  Fake investment opportunities, such as the HyperVerse scam, make up a huge network of scam trading sites duping traders into…

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    A Look Into NuxTrade: What We Know So Far

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    With the sheer volume of trading platforms and brokers out there, it’s not surprising that a number of them aren’t all that they seem. No matter if you’re a relatively new or highly experienced trader, you will likely have heard about NuxTrade. There are numerous mentions of this broker across the internet on forums, chatrooms,…

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    3 Things You Should Know About The Bullexo Trading Platform

    With Revolut bank scams, we’re receiving more cases from people who have lost money through Revolut involving cryptocurrency, or who are struggling to get Revolut refunds after a scam.

    If you’re a regular trader or investor, then the likelihood of you hearing about the trading platform Bullexo is high, whether in a good or bad way. However, in recent times, the platform has earned a negative reputation and a number of investors have unfortunately lost money as a result of trading on the platform. …