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Americans lost $5.6 billion last year in cryptocurrency fraud scams ...
Sep 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, the FBI said in a report released Monday that shows a 45% jump in losses from 2022.
Inside the 'crypto con' costing victims billions in losses as scam ...
Sep 5, 2024 · According to the FBI, crypto investment scam losses rose from $3 billion in 2022 to $4.5 billion in 2023. For the first six months of 2024, the agency received over 18,000 …
Text messaging scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency from ... - ABC News
11 hours ago · Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said her office's cryptocurrency unit traced over $2 million in stolen crypto and identified the digital wallets where the coins were being held.
Cryptocurrency fraud is now the riskiest scam for consumers ... - CBS News
Mar 6, 2024 · Cryptocurrency and other investment scams are now the riskiest type of cons in the U.S., with crypto fraudsters frequently cheating their victims out of thousands of dollars, the Better...
Crypto-related fraud jumped by 45% last year, FBI says
Sep 9, 2024 · Victims reported more than $5.6 billion in fraud related to cryptocurrency in 2023, a 45% increase from losses reported in 2022, the FBI said Monday in a new report. A jump in crypto-related...
Americans lost $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023: FBI
Sep 9, 2024 · Americans lost $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to a new report released by the FBI on Monday. Scammers use elaborate tactics to assure potential victims that their investment in cryptocurrency will pay off, according to James Barnacle, the deputy assistant director of the criminal investigative division at the FBI.
Crypto scams cost Americans $5.6 billion in 2023, FBI says - ABC7 News
Sep 9, 2024 · Americans lost $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to a new report released by the FBI on Monday. Scammers use elaborate tactics to assure potential victims that their...
Cryptocurrency Investment Firm Founder Pleads Guilty to …
21 hours ago · According to court documents, Travis Ford, 35, of Glenpool, was the CEO, co-founder, and head trader of Wolf Capital Crypto Trading LLC (Wolf Capital), a purported cryptocurrency investment firm. From January 2023 through August 2023, Ford solicited investments through Wolf Capital’s website and other social media and …
$5.6B lost to cryptocurrency fraud schemes last year: FBI - The Hill
Sep 11, 2024 · Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in 2023 from fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, according to the FBI. The agency, in a report published Monday, said the bureau received more than...