Die USA starten eine neue Einsatztruppe zur Bekämpfung der 10-Milliarden-Dollar-Betrugsindustrie

tldr; The U.S. Department of Justice has launched the Scam Center Strike Force to combat cryptocurrency-related fraud originating from Southeast Asia, where Americans lost $10 billion in 2024 due to scams like ‚pig butchering.‘ These scams involve building trust with victims before defrauding them through fake crypto platforms. The Strike Force has seized over $401 million in cryptocurrency and is targeting scam networks using forced labor and advanced technologies. The initiative aims to disrupt these operations and protect victims through coordinated law enforcement efforts.

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My top 3 rules to stay safe out there.

Keep your seed phrase safer than the seeds in your nutsack.

If its too good to be true, you bet your ass you’ll get screwed.

And when you get a DM from a bikini clad hot chick, ignore him.

Start with the president

Pig butchering scams have made a lot of waves in DC and Southeadt Asia and the Golden Triangle have been huge bastions of the activity