“Internet Crime Complaint Center received more than 69,000 claims in 2023 regarding financial fraud involving crypto, resulting in more than $5.6 billion in reported losses”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/magazine/crybercrime-crypto-minecraft.html

Half of all US fraud losses. Article provide details on one major case.

“thieves are generally young and cavalier and sometimes leave a trail of clues in their wake … Minecraft servers into a cesspool for budding cybercriminals…”

One of the kids almost got his parents killed.