Crypto Scammers Adapt Tactics to Evade Detection

DATA & FIGURES

The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Report highlights 181,565 complaints regarding cryptocurrency schemes, a 21 percent increase from 2024, with total losses of over $11.36 billion and an average loss of $62,604.

THE SCENARIO

The use of couriers by crypto scammers represents a sophisticated evolution in their tactics, aimed at avoiding detection by banking institutions, exploiting trust through social manipulation techniques like 'love bombing'.

DIRECT QUOTE

"Beware of 'love bombing,' a social manipulation technique employed by online scammers and other malicious actors wherein a victim is quickly showered with praise, attention, and manipulated to feel trust and intimacy with a person prior to having their lowered guard exploited by a scam or other malicious behavior." — FBI

BBN INSIGHT

The FBI's warning underscores the importance of vigilance in the face of evolving scam tactics, highlighting the need for continuous education on scam recognition and prevention.