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 …
Scammers turning to unregulated Bitcoin ATMs to steal ... - CBS News
4 days ago · Five years ago, there were roughly 1,000 cryptocurrency ATMs in Texas. Today, there are nearly 4,000. The machines offer a legitimate and easy way to buy cryptocurrency, …
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 …
A record $12.5 billion in online scams were reported to the FBI last ...
Mar 6, 2024 · A record $12.5 billion in losses from online scams were reported to the FBI in 2023, fueled by a surge in cryptocurrency investment fraud, the bureau said in a report released …
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 …
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 …
$1 billion has been lost in cryptocurrency scams since 2021, FTC ... - CNN
Jun 4, 2022 · Cryptocurrency scammers have stolen over $1 billion from 46,000 people since the start of 2021, a new Federal Trade Commission report says. The FTC rang the alarm bells on …
New Analysis Finds Consumers Reported Losing More than $1 …
Jun 3, 2022 · Consumers reported losing over $1 billion to fraud involving cryptocurrencies from January 2021 through March 2022, according to a new analysis from the Federal Trade …
Former Tri-Cities Pastor Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar ...
Jan 9, 2025 · Richland, Washington – U.S. Attorney Vanessa Waldref announced that on November 7, 2024, a federal grand jury for the Eastern District of Washington returned an …
Justice Department Seizes Over $112M in Funds Linked to Cryptocurrency …
Apr 3, 2023 · Frauds involving cryptocurrency, including pig butchering, represented the majority of these scams, increasing a staggering 183% from 2021 to $2.57 billion in reported losses …