Americans Lost $5.6 Billion Last Year In Crypto Fraud Scams

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Americans lost over $5.6 billion to cryptocurrency fraud schemes in 2023, with investment fraud accounting for the majority of losses, according to the FBI (PDF). The Associated Press reports: The FBI received nearly 70,000 complaints in 2023 by victims of financial fraud involving bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies, according to the FBI. The most rampant scheme was investment fraud, which accounted for $3.96 billion of the losses. “The decentralized nature of cryptocurrency, the speed of irreversible transactions, and the ability to transfer value around the world make cryptocurrency an attractive vehicle for criminals, while creating challenges to recover stolen funds,” wrote Michael Nordwall, assistant director of the FBI’s criminal investigative division.

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