NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn district attorney announced a major cryptocurrency scam bust Thursday.District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says his team successfully disrupted an operation that defrauded people across the country out of millions of dollars.The DA's office says the scammers would target strangers through random text messages, dating websites or other online chat groups and convince them to invest in cryptocurrency through fake websites and apps.
I just feel like if I could tell other females out there, other victims -- don't fall for it. Listen to your gut,' the victim said.Investigators say one victim's investment was traced to a foreign cryptocurrency exchange account and cashed out by an individual somewhere outside of United States jurisdiction.The Brooklyn DA's office says they were able to seize over a dozen website domains and three virtual servers associated with the scam operation.
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