Scam Alert: OOOPay Claims to Support Bitcoin Payments in Russia
On 11 March, an unknown Russian online exchange service called OOOPay (OOOPay.org) announced that it started to accept Bitcoin payments. Bitcoin.com went deep into the Russian web to find out whether this service is legit. Here’s what we found. What’s OOOPay? Many of Russian SEO experts and site creators use www.sbup.com for checking websites’ legitimacy....
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While the situation of Bitcoin in Russia remains very questionable to say the least, there is a lot of positive focus on what blockchain technology can bring to the table. Russian officials want to be a part of the Fintech solution, while also ensuring there is no way for people to launder money or use it for terrorist funding. Whenever a Russian platform or business starts accepting Bitcoin payments, there is a lot of surprise and excitement flowing through the digital currency community. Given the love-hate relationship between Bitcoin and Russia, accepting digital currency payments....
The latest Bitcoin scam involves fake porn virus alert that forces victims to buy freely available anti-virus software with Bitcoin. Porn is one of the widely searched content on internet. There are millions of adult websites – and many of them are known to host adware and other malicious codes. Scammers have taken advantage of this fact to convince people into sending them Bitcoin. The widespread scam is currently making rounds in Tasmania. According to news reports, scammers are sending fake pornographic virus alerts to unsuspecting computer users. The fake alert containing a....
Key government institutions have agreed that Russia needs to legalize crypto payments for international settlements. The proposal has been gaining support in the past few months since Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine was met with wave after wave of Western sanctions.
Financial Authorities in Russia Consider Legalizing International Cryptocurrency Payments
In the current conditions, “it is impossible to do without cross-border settlements in cryptocurrency,” Russia’s finance ministry and central bank have concluded after reconsidering their....
The Shiba Inu community is being targeted by another string of scam attacks aimed at profiting from unsuspecting members. As a result, the Shibaarmy Scam Alert, an X (formerly Twitter) social media handle dedicated to exposing scams, has issued a crucial warning to the entire SHIB community. Related Reading: Decoded: Why Everyone’s Suddenly Googling ‘Bitcoin […]
There are good ways to sell your bitcoins when you need cash, and there are bad ways. CCN has documented numerous bad ways over the years, sometimes with victims writing in to us. Other times we just happen to notice a scam going on, and make haste to inform our readership about it. And still other times, readers write in to let us know that something doesn't seem right. There are times when we will reserve the word