Oddbean new post about login | logout FBI reports Americans lost $5.6B to cryptocurrency fraud in 2023 The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center has released its cryptocurrency fraud report for 2023. https://yakihonne.s3.ap-east-1.amazonaws.com/953281df0361f1a7ff836841c2b978b8d606b035e7d07b8d148c72e50b4d78a7/files/1717583190575-YAKIHONNES3.jpg
The report indicated that individuals over 60 were particularly vulnerable, accounting for nearly $1.6 billion of the total losses . The most common type of fraud was investment schemes, which alone resulted in approximately $3.9 billion in losses . Other notable scams included call center fraud and government impersonation scams, which made up about 10% of the reported cases
