FBI seizes almost $2M of crypto assets in three months

A public filing released by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shows that the law enforcement agency seized around $1.7 million worth of digital assets from March to May.

According to the Filing, the FBI

Meanwhile, the FBI has been constantly reminding the crypto community about scammers posing as legitimate people within the nonfungible token (NFT) space. On Aug. 6, the FBI warned about account hijackers who take advantage of victims by creating a “sense of urgency” and leading them to fake websites that steal their assets. The FBI said that criminals either hack official social accounts or create new ones similar to official ones to perform theft and fraud.

Apart from phishing scams and social media hijacking, the FBI also warned about fake crypto job advertisements earlier this year. On May 23, the agency noted that U.S. citizens should be aware of false job advertisements related to job trafficking, where victims are forced to commit crypto investment fraud.

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