🚨 Crypto Scam Alerts – June 30, 2025

1️⃣ 📱 Crypto ATM Extortion Using AI-Phishing (North Dakota)

0-1Scammers are targeting victims via phone calls claiming to be from law enforcement. They instruct victims to withdraw cash and deposit it into Bitcoin ATMs, then send the crypto to “unlock” frozen accounts. In one case, a couple almost lost $125,000 before a Good Samaritan intervened  .

🟨 Watch for: Calls from “FTC”/“police”, urgent demands to use crypto ATMs, unsolicited prompts to send money.

2️⃣ 🕵️ Digital Arrest Scam in India (Thane)

In Thane, three tech-savvy scammers posed as officials claiming the victim was under investigation. Under threat of arrest, they convinced him to transfer ₹3.04 crore (~$370K) in crypto to a “safe” wallet.

🟥 Red flags: Official letterheads via WhatsApp, threats, insistence on paying in crypto only .

3️⃣ 🏛️ $225M DOJ Forfeiture in Crypto Confidence Scams

1137-0The U.S. Department of Justice seized over $225 million tied to large-scale “confidence scams” — where victims were persuaded into fake investments. This marks the largest crypto seizure in Secret Service history, targeting sophisticated laundering rings  .

💡 Insight: Law enforcement is now using blockchain tracing to reclaim stolen funds — a big win for victim protection.

🛡️ Stay Safe Tips

Scenario Avoid This Do This Instead

Crypto ATM extortion Follow phone instructions blindly Hang up, verify with authorities

Fake arrest threats Comply with WhatsApp/legal claims Contact real officials

Confidence scam investments Trust unsolicited advisors Verify credentials, DYOR thoroughly

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