#CryptoScamSurge

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Crypto scams surged sharply in 2024–2025, with global fraud losses nearing $14–$24 billion—a year-over-year increase of 20–30% .

AI-powered deepfake scams fueled $4.6 billion in losses in 2024, representing nearly 40% of high‑value cases .

“Pig butchering” romance-investment schemes grew ~40% and cost over $5.5 billion across ~200,000 Ethereum cases .

Phishing attacks rose by 83%, with over 10 million detected, while mobile banking malware increased 3.6× in 2024 .

Social media platforms like Telegram, WhatsApp, and X are primary vectors.

The evolving use of AI and staged trust schemes are making crypto frauds more sophisticated and pervasive.