Unmasking Crypto Scams: The Team Effort Behind the Con

This report outlines how organized cyber-criminals perpetrate cryptocurrency scams—primarily pump-and-dump schemes, fake exchanges, and malicious smart contracts—by assembling teams of investors, designers, developers, and marketers via underground forums; it highlights common roles, tactical methods (social engineering, deceptive marketing, crafted white papers, malicious smart contract code), examples from forum posts, and broader trends in the crypto fraud market.