Brooklyn DA Pulls the Plug on Crypto Scam Network

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The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has dismantled a multinational cryptocurrency scam that drained tens of millions of dollars from Russian-speaking victims across the U.S. Working with the FBI, investigators seized or disrupted 241 scam domains and more than 100 cloud servers hosted by Eastern European and American companies. The scheme lured victims through Russian-language investment ads on Facebook, directing them to a fake crypto platform before locking them out when attempting to withdraw funds. A three-year investigation has recovered approximately $300,000 so far.

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