Chevained scammers become bolder – and now, it looks like your mother.
Global coding fraud increased by 456 % between May 2024 and April 2025-It has increasingly dependent on the sounds created from artificial intelligence, Deepfake Fake videos and accreditation data for the escape of reassuring victims, Blockchain Intelligence FIRM TRM LABSI told Ary Redbird, the post after the testimony Before Congress Last Tuesday.
“These fraud are very effective, as technology feels real and familiar to the victim,” Redbird said.
“We have seen the cases where the fraudsters use artificial intelligence to repeat the voice of a member of his family, and to deceive the victim to transfer money under the guise of an urgent request.”
He added that the threat-especially in high-density cities such as New York, Miami and Los Angeles.
In June, New York officials 300,000 dollars froze in a stolen encrypted currency It seized more than 100 frauds linked to a Vietnam -based episode targeting Russian -speaking Brooklynit with fake investment advertisements on Facebook.
Meta closed more than 700 Facebook accounts associated with fraud.
Investigators say that the group used DeepFake Bitlicense Certificates and conveyed the victims to encrypted applications such as Telegram before their wallets were drained.
Some New York population lost hundreds of thousands of dollars – not only to get nuts every day.
Even those familiar with encryption falls for that. Florida -based Crypto Crypto has seen its CEO Ivan Soto and Rile Wire $ 250,000 in encryption to a deception demonstrates as the head of Trump Steve Witkev inauguration, according to the recent Ministry of Justice.
This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Global, fraudsters It has been passed over 10.7 billion dollars Redbord said that in 2024 through Crypto Cons-including romantic fraud, fake trading platforms and “swine overcoming”, where the fraudsters build fake relationships before draining the accounts of the victims.
In the United States, Americans submitted nearly 150,000 coding complaints in 2024, with losses of $ 3.9 billion, According to the FBI. But the real number is likely to be much higher.
“Only about 15 % of the victims report these crimes,” said Redbord, citing shame, fear and lack of confidence in law enforcement.
One of these fraudsters go to the tools? ATMs encryption devices – Especially those who were placed inside the New York Delis and English stores.
Redboord said that the illegal use of these stalls is more than twice the high rise in the wider encryption market. Victims are often directed to survey the rapid response law and deposit money, and immediately turn it into encryption before the money is disappeared.
As frauds continued, Washington began bringing the West to the West of Crypto.
The lawmakers at home concluded the “encryption week” last Thursday The first pass at all Comprehensive encrypted currency legislation – three bills focus on the organization of Stablecoins, trading and infrastructure for digital assets.
However, Redbord advised, a healthy sense is the best defense.
He said: “If there is something very good that cannot be true – especially the unwanted investment advice – it is always always.”
“Check the statute. Confirm identities. When you are in doubt, inform it – either to IC3, Chainabuse or your local authorities.”
