{"id":76919,"date":"2024-10-19T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50ed3821b845be898f6e46554bea61ca"},"modified":"2024-10-19T14:00:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T14:00:30","slug":"rising-crypto-scams-leave-americans-reeling-from-billions-in-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.timesamerica.net\/rising-crypto-scams-leave-americans-reeling-from-billions-in-losses\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising crypto scams leave Americans reeling from billions in losses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Cryptocurrency was supposed to change<\/span> the way we handle money. We kept hearing from influencers and “experts” about how it would give you full control of your cash and how secure it is. <\/p>\n But scammers have shown that crypto isn’t as foolproof as promised. It\u2019s actually pretty easy to steal. The FBI<\/span> reported Americans lost $5.6 billion to crypto scams in 2023, a 45% jump from the year before. <\/p>\n Over 69,000 people filed complaints with the Feds’ Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) last year, and most of them were aged 60 and up.<\/p>\n GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS \u2014 SIGN UP FOR KURT\u2019S NEWSLETTER \u2014 THE CYBERGUY REPORT HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n