Trump administration highlights crackdown on overseas crypto scams
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The Trump administration highlighted a White House event focusing on a crackdown against overseas crypto scams, emphasizing frozen fraudulent crypto investment sites and actions against impersonation schemes. The FBI traced much of the activity to organized criminal enterprises in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Burma) that use trafficking victims as forced labor in scam compounds. Crypto fraud accounted for over half of the $11.36 billion total loss from internet scams in 2025, with Americans aged 60 and older bearing the heaviest burden at $4.43 billion in crypto-related losses. Crypto ATM scams produced $389 million in losses, a 58% increase from 2024. A White House official stated that under the administration, law enforcement has halted about $833 million in fraudulent crypto transactions and seized 503 fraudulent crypto websites, notifying nearly 9,000 Americans who became victims.
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Trump administration crackdown on overseas crypto scams
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- Subject：
- white-house
- Action：
- highlight crackdown on overseas crypto scams
- Object：
- foreign criminal networks targeting Americans with fake crypto investments
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- Jan 22, 00:00
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- Oct 21, 22:52
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- Oct 21, 22:53
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- Subject：
- white-house
- Action：
- highlight overseas crypto abuses
- Object：
- transnational crypto-fueled criminal operations
- Occurred (fact side)：
- Oct 22, 00:00
- Published (valid side)：
- Oct 22, 00:23
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- Oct 22, 00:47
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- CoinDeskRelated fact: single sourceSource report revisedTrump to highlight administration's efforts against overseas crypto abuses at White House event
Report first recorded Oct 22, 00:47
A White House official said President Donald Trump plans to focus on his administration's efforts against overseas crypto-fueled criminal operations at a Wednesday cybercrime event. Under his watch, U.S. law enforcement has halted about $833 million in fraudulent crypto transactions, seized 503 fraudulent crypto websites under the Homeland Security Task Force, and informed almost 9,000 U.S. citizens of victimization. The administration also formed a multi-agency Scam Center Strike Force in November to pursue "pig butchering" coordinated by organized-crime operations in places like Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines.
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- Bitcoin MagazineRelated fact: single sourceTrump administration highlights crackdown on overseas crypto scams at White House event
Report first recorded Oct 21, 22:53
The Trump administration used a White House event to spotlight its crackdown on overseas crypto scams, citing the seizure of fraudulent investment websites and actions against online impersonation schemes. In 2025, Americans filed over one million internet scam complaints, with crypto fraud accounting for over $11.366 billion in losses, making it the costliest category. The FBI attributed much of the activity to criminal enterprises in Southeast Asia using trafficked victims as forced labor. The administration also highlighted Operation Level Up, which saved an estimated $225.8 million by notifying 3,780 victims of active fraud.
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