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Crypto scams hit an all-time high in 2024, with Americans losing a whopping $9.32 billion to digital currency scams, a new FBI report released on Monday showed.
The losses are a 66% increase from last year’s and account for over half of all cybercrime losses across the country. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reported almost 150,000 crypto-related complaints as part of its yearly review of online criminality.
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Older Americans Lose Billions To Digital Currency Fraud
Americans over 60 have become prime targets for cryptocurrency scammers. The FBI report shows that complaints from senior citizens surged 96% in 2024, with 33,36 reports filed compared to 16,96 in 2023. These older
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