Brooklyn Prosecutors: Fraud or scam
The scammers also ran a fake recovery service, contacting victims weeks later with promises to get their stolen crypto back.
StatusConfirmed
Reported lossUnavailable
ChainNot specified
Confidence80%
Evidence boundary
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Sources
- https://decrypt.co/381000/brooklyn-prosecutors-take-down-112-servers-behind-crypto-scam-targeting-russian-speakers
- https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/15/how-brooklyn-prosecutors-and-the-fbi-took-down-a-massive-crypto-fraud-network-targeting-russian-speakers
Record history
First seen: 2026-10-15T10:01:21.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-16T14:41:15.098Z. Revision: 2.