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FBI seizes $6m from crypto scammers targeting US citizens  

Michael Ndu-Okeke by Michael Ndu-Okeke
September 29, 2024
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Men of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have seized $6 million worth of crypto assets from Southeast Asian scammers who were defrauding Americans with confidence investment schemes.

The scammers were based in Southeast Asia and were able to pull off their schemes on US citizens from there.

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia raised alarm on the growing cases of fraud in the country stating that one or more individual’s lost millions of dollars after they were sold on investment schemes that appeared legitimate.

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The FBI during its investigations traced the stolen funds on the Blockchain and fished out multiple crypto addresses linked to the scam and were still holding over $6 million of the victim’s digital assets.

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced the development in a recent press release.

“The United States seized over $6 million worth of cryptocurrency from perpetrators overseas. The perpetrators in Southeast Asia targeted one or more individuals in the United States and fraudulently obtained millions of dollars’ worth of cryptocurrency through a cryptocurrency confidence investment scheme. 

The FBI was able to trace victim funds on the blockchain and located multiple cryptocurrency wallet addresses which still held victim funds totaling more than $6 million. 

Cryptocurrency confidence investment schemes begin with criminals contacting potential victims through seemingly misdirected text messages, dating applications, or professional meetups or investment groups. Next, using various means of manipulation, the criminal gains the victim’s affection and trust.” The US Attorney stated.

FBI Assistant Director Chad Yarbrough commented on the development too lamenting the damage such scams are causing to hardworking Americans.

These types of schemes are devastating, and they’re impacting thousands of Americans every day,” “The FBI has seen victims lose millions of dollars, and take second and third mortgages on their homes, all in the hopes of finding the next big investment opportunity.  

The seizure of millions of dollars is proof the FBI will stop at nothing to find these fraudsters who insist on taking advantage of the American public. It doesn’t matter where they are, we will leverage all of our resources and work with our partners domestically and internationally to stop them from stealing people’s hard-earned money.”  

Global stablecoin issuer Tether said that it assisted the FBI in the operation by freezing the accounts of the scammers leading to the FBI recovering the funds.

The US attorney’s office confirmed that the majority of the victims of the scam were approached through unsolicited messages, dating apps, and investment groups.

After building up the confidence and Trust of the user the scammers invite them to invest in fraudulent investment schemes which are usually clones of legitimate ones.

The victims in the long run lose all the money that they set aside for the investment.

What to Know  

  • Investment fraud was the most reported crypto scam and saw the most reported losses, with over $3.9 billion stolen by scammers.
  • The scamming technique discussed in the article is known as Pig Butchering and is quite common in Southeast Asia.

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Michael Ndu-Okeke

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I am Michael Ndu-Okeke, a crypto reporter and analyst covering the intriguing world of Cryptocurrencies and its market. My work focuses on informative news, industry trends and research explaining the crypto industry to a wide range of readers.

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