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Crypto scammers circle back, pose as lawyers, steal an extra $10M in truly devious plan

ID: ffacc79b-0980-5c12-aea4-69f8bbb8da87

STIX ID: report--ffacc79b-0980-5c12-aea4-69f8bbb8da87

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2024-06-25

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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The article summarizes an FBI/IC3 warning about organized crypto recovery scams where fraudsters impersonate law firms or government agencies to extort fees and personal information from victims of prior crypto thefts; over a 12‑month period these scams cost victims approximately $10 million and mirror broader, large-scale crypto fraud trends.

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