June 23, 2025
Financial Assets

Internet scams hit record $16 billion in losses; $1 billoin in Florida

Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans more than $5.6B last year: FBI The FBI announced on Monday, Sept. 9, that Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023. Straight Arrow News Floridians lost over $1 billion to online scams in 2024, with seniors being the most targeted group. Investment and cryptocurrency scams led to

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Financial Assets

Georgia man admits to helping Nigerian con men in sextortion plot

Teen boys blackmailed using nude photos is on the rise: What to know Predators financially extort teens, mostly boys, by blackmailing them with nude photos. Here’s what you need to know about the cybercrime. A Georgia man admitted he was part of a five-person money laundering conspiracy that took at least $150,000 from sextortion victims,

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