United States Consumers Lost $5.7 Billion to Investment Scams in 2024, Average $9,000 Loss Per Investment Scam, Pig-Butchering is Common Investment scam by Developing Relationship with Victims & Often Using Cryptocurrency, Organized Crime Networks Setup Scam Operation Centres in Southeast Asia Including in Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar, United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identifies 3 Characteristics in Investment Fraud: 1) Urgency to Act, 2) Unusual Payment Method, 3) Isolate Victims to Prevent Reporting
16th March 2025 | Hong Kong
United States consumers had lost $5.7 billion to investment scams in 2024, with average $9,000 loss per investment scam. Pig-butchering is a common investment scam by developing relationship with victims & often using cryptocurrency. Organized crime networks had also setup scam operation centres in Southeast Asia including in Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has identified 3 characteristics in investment fraud: 1) Urgency to act, 2) Unusual payment method, 3) Isolate victims to prevent reporting. View United States FTC Top Scams in 2024
“ United States Consumers Lost $5.7 Billion to Investment Scams in 2024, Average $9,000 Loss Per Investment Scam, Pig-Butchering is Common Investment scam by Developing Relationship with Victims & Often Using Cryptocurrency, Organized Crime Networks Setup Scam Operation Centres in Southeast Asia Including in Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar, United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identifies 3 Characteristics in Investment Fraud: 1) Urgency to Act, 2) Unusual Payment Method, 3) Isolate Victims to Prevent Reporting “
United States Consumers Lost $5.7 Billion to Investment Scams in 2024, Average $9,000 Loss Per Investment Scam, Pig-Butchering is Common Investment scam by Developing Relationship with Victims & Often Using Cryptocurrency, Organized Crime Networks Setup Scam Operation Centres in Southeast Asia Including in Cambodia, Laos & Myanmar, United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Identifies 3 Characteristics in Investment Fraud: 1) Urgency to Act, 2) Unusual Payment Method, 3) Isolate Victims to Prevent Reporting

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