The FBI and Brooklyn prosecutor Eric Gonzalez seized or disrupted 241 fraudulent websites and 112 servers after a three-year investigation. The network targeted Russian-speaking victims in the United States through Russian-language Facebook ads and fake investment advisors, before directing them to locked trading platforms. Approximately $300,000 has been seized to date, and no arrests have been announced. According to the FBI’s 2025 annual report, crypto investment scams accounted for 84% of the $8.65 billion in investment fraud losses.
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