Crypto-related investment fraud rose 53% in 2023: FBI

According to the FBI, cryptocurrency-related investment fraud accounted for 86% of all investment losses within the United States in 2023.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that cryptocurrency-related investment fraud constituted the largest portion of investment losses within the United States in 2023. 

In a recent report, the FBI stated that investment losses involving crypto increased from $2.57 billion in 2022, to around $3.94 billion in 2023, representing a 53% increase.

Meanwhile, the overall amount lost from all investments in 2023 totaled $4.57 billion. This means the $3.94 billion lost in crypto-related fraud made up approximately 86% of all investment fraud losses in the nation.

Read more

About the author

Text Widget

Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Nulla vitae elit libero, a pharetra augue. Donec sed odio dui. Etiam porta sem malesuada.

Recent Works