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A Crypto Scam in Brooklyn: Fraud or scam

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez’s office has dismantled the online backbone of a crypto scam aimed at Russian speakers. The fraud reeled victims in through Facebook ads and fake investment advisors. Investigators seized and disrupted 241 scam domains and 112 servers with FBI help. The DA’s office puts losses in the tens of millions of The post A Crypto Scam in Brooklyn Hit Its Victims Twice. Seized Server Data Shows How appeared first on BeInCrypto .

StatusUnder review
Reported lossUnavailable
ChainNot specified
Confidence55%

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First seen: 2026-10-15T12:36:42.000Z. Last updated: 2026-10-15T15:31:39.512Z. Revision: 1.