Scammer Gets Scammed: Ledger Implant Thieves Steal $4.8M in Bitcoin
CryptoPotato · Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:13:38 GMT
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The Federal Trade Commission estimated that task scams accounted for nearly 40% of U.S. job-fraud reports in 2024. The agency said cryptocurrency was the preferred payment method for those scams.
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