Crypto scammers stole tens of millions from Russian-speaking victims, then returned pretending to help recover their money
Prosecutors in Brooklyn disclosed on October 14 that an international enforcement operation disrupted 112 servers and 241 websites supporting a cryptocurrency investment scheme that allegedly stole tens of millions of dollars from victims, primarily Russian-speaking Americans. Investigators found the same criminal network later approached victims, falsely promising to recover their stolen assets. The three-year investigation, aided by the FBI, has so far recovered approximately $300,000 of the stolen funds.
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