About

Hi, I’m Callan Quinn.

I’m a British journalist covering scams and fraud. I started my career working as a journalist in China for several years in my late teens and early twenties. After a botched attempt to launch a magazine covering NGOs and humanitarian work in Somaliland (don’t ask), I spent several years covering the education industry before switching to crypto just weeks before Terra collapsed in 2022.

I’ve worked for several crypto industry rags, including CoinDesk. I quit my job there due to the deletion of an article I wrote about Justin Sun buying a banana (apparently I should have taken it more seriously than to call it a “marketing gimmick”).

I founded Scamurai in 2024 due to my growing frustration at how the crypto industry is covered. I felt that sometimes obvious scams and dodgy companies are given a veneer of legitimacy through press coverage.

Meanwhile, retail traders are constantly sold impossible dreams of getting rich by unscrupulous actors in crypto and beyond who rarely face consequences for destroying people’s lives.

Scamurai Research focuses on scams, fraud and consumer rights, not just in crypto but across the digital sphere. It dives into digital snake oil of every flavour, from influencer grifts and scam compounds in Southeast Asia to money laundering networks and shady operations on the dark web.

No puff pieces. No PR fluff. No sponsored content. Scamurai will never take money to shill people’s shitty projects.

Contact

Have a tip, suggestion or want to collaborate? Email callan@scamurai.io.