The Illusion of Wealth: Inside the Engineered Reality of Investment Scam Platforms
Brief
This blog details online investment scam campaigns, including fraudulent cryptocurrency, forex, and trading platforms, while offering a technical investigation guide for investigators, based on Group-IB’s technical investigation methodology.
It outlines the social engineering tactics and victim manipulation models employed, describes the fraud actor structures behind these schemes, and highlights key infrastructure artifacts identified by Group-IB High-Tech Investigations analysts that can be leveraged by cybersecurity professionals for detection and disruption.