The US Federal Investigation Bureau (FBI) managed to reclaim the funds of the victims by reaching more than 4,300 people within the scope of the fight against crypto currency fraud.
In 2023, there was a volume of crypto currency fraud in the USA in the USA
In the statement dated February 13, the FBI called “Operation Level Up”, which prevented the loss of potential of approximately 285 million dollars between January 2024 and January 2025. FBI, especially romantic frauds and “Pig Butchering” called the investment traps called the so -called (Pig Butchering, reported that it intervened in the victims.
“Crimeers involved in crypto currency investment fraud, forcing the victims to make a quick decision by dragging them into a kind of panic or loneliness,” FBI encouraged people not to move hurry and decide after stopping and thinking.
According to FBI data, in 2023, the Americans suffered more than $ 5 billion losses due to crypto fraud. A significant portion of these frauds are reported to have targeted elderly individuals.
In September 2023, the FBI froze the $ 6 million in the crypto wallets of the scammers and confiscated it.
Crypto money frauds can increase in 2025?
The block chain analysis company Chainalysis predicts that in 2025, with the increase in artificial intelligence and more sophisticated fraud methods, the increase in crypto frauds may continue.
In a warning published in December, the FBI pointed out that scammers used content produced with artificial intelligence for fake crypto investment sites and other investment plans.
In addition, the US Department of Justice announced in October 2024 that a fake token developed by the FBI was used to attract market makers to illegal WASH Trading (Manipulative Al-Sat) activities. As a result of this operation, 18 people and organizations were sued.
FBI management has changed
It is said that Brian Driscoll, who has been serving as the temporary president of the FBI since the oath ceremony of US President Donald Trump on January 20, will be replaced by former Federal Prosecutor Kash Patel.
On February 13, the US Senate Justice Committee decided to submit Patel’s candidacy for the Senate vote. Patel has invested in a crypto mining company called Core Scientific, up to $ 250,000 and has existed over $ 100,000 in Grayscale’s investment vehicles.
