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Crypto Scams Drained $5.6 Billion from American Wallets in 2023 #1216

Open dotcoma opened 2 months ago

dotcoma commented 2 months ago

Date

2024-09-10

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According to a report by the FBI on Monday, Americans lost more than $5.6 billion due to cryptocurrency scams in 2023. That makes up just under half of all total losses from financial fraud in the US last year—and a shocking 45 percent increase in crypto scam losses compared to 2022.

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https://www.vice.com/en/article/crypto-scams-2023-total-losses/

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Massimo

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