🚨 #CryptoScamSurge : The wave of fraud hitting the crypto ecosystem

In 2025, the cryptocurrency industry faces an explosion of sophisticated fraud. Recent statistics reveal a 200 to 245% increase in attacks, notably due to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes.

📌 Main scam vectors:

Deepfakes imitate personalities like Elon Musk or government officials to promote fake airdrops or crypto platforms, resulting in massive losses worldwide.

Phishing scams and address poisoning have cost victims over 1.2 million USD, with fraudsters sending small amounts to cover their tracks.

The rise of "pig butchering" scams: this mechanism based on grooming and romance costs users billions (over 3.6 billion USD in 2024), often via Telegram or messaging platforms.

🏛️ Recent impacts:

In Asia, 87 deepfake networks were dismantled in Q1 2025, resulting in cumulative losses exceeding 34 million USD in a single operation.

In the United States, a RICO investigation led to the arrest of 12 individuals involved in a crypto scam network that diverted 263 million USD.

The first half of 2025 has already recorded over 2.17 billion USD stolen in hacks, notably the massive theft from ByBit.

🧠 Prevention tips:

1. Do not grant unlimited permissions on tokens or airdrops upon receipt.

2. Systematically verify the authenticity of YouTube videos or messages on Telegram, especially when promises seem too good to be true .

3. Activate separate wallets to test new projects (risk isolation).

4. Use on-chain security tools to automatically revoke dormant approvals.