Brooklyn Prosecutors Take Down 112 Servers Behind Crypto Scam Targeting Russian Speakers
Summary
Brooklyn prosecutors, working with the FBI, seized or disrupted 241 domains and 112 servers used in a crypto investment scam targeting Russian-speaking Americans. Victims were lured by Russian-language Facebook ads, coached to buy crypto and send it to scam platforms, then blocked from withdrawals or charged extra fees. Operators also ran a recovery scam targeting victims again. Prosecutors estimate losses in the tens of millions of dollars; about $300,000 has been seized. The three-year investigation had previously disrupted 400 related domains, but new sites continued to appear.
