ChainCatcher News: A resident of Keystone, Colorado, encountered a complex cryptocurrency scam last week, losing over $6,000 in Bitcoin after scammers impersonated law enforcement officers and threatened to arrest him for missing jury duty.According to documents reviewed by Decrypt, there was also a $4,000 transfer in progress, but officers intervened before the transfer could be completed.The Summit County Sheriff's Office revealed that the criminals had obtained sensitive personal information during the call. The office noted in the incident report: "The deputy sheriff would never call to inform anyone of an arrest warrant and then offer to clear the warrant in exchange for gift cards, wire transfers, or Bitcoin."

ChainCatcher news, eight members of a criminal gang involved in a Chinese phone scam in South Korea were arrested by the police for assisting in converting criminal proceeds into cryptocurrency. The police pointed out that the gang used fake bank accounts for money laundering, converting 280 million won (approximately 208,000 USD) defrauded from six victims into cryptocurrency, which was then handed over to a Chinese organization, earning a commission of 10% to 40%.It is reported that to avoid police investigation, the members of the organization only communicated through Telegram.