Fbi Says Investors Lost $5.6b In Crypto Scams In 2023

Sophie Atkinson, ReadWriteWeb
Tue, 09/10/2024 - 5:58am

Investors lost a whopping $5.6 billion to crypto-related financial crime last year, marking a 45% increase from what was seen in 2022, the FBI has stated. The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center has published a new report sharing the details, with 69,000 reports of crypto-related crimes reported to the agency in 2023. Almost half of the reports were related to investment fraud, with fraudsters making off with close to $4 billion.

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Fbi Says Investors Lost $5.6b In Crypto Scams In 2023

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