A billion lost to crypto scams since 2021, says FTC

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More than 46,000 people lost over $1 billion.

A billion lost to crypto scams since 2021, says FTC
More than 46,000 people reported losing over US$1 billion in cryptocurrency scams since the start of 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said in a report on Friday. Nearly half the people who reported losing digital currencies in a scam said it started with an ad, post or a message on a ...

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