Americans’ losses to crypto scams rose to over $11 billion last year, FBI reports
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Americans lost $11.4 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2025, a 22% increase from the prior year, according to a new FBI report. The scams are often run by organized criminal groups in Southeast Asia that use human trafficking victims as forced labor to operate long-term, psychologically manipulative investment schemes.
The FBI reported that Americans lost $11.4 billion to cryptocurrency scams in 2025. This is a 22% increase from the previous year. Most crypto scams are run by organized criminal groups in Southeast Asia. They use human trafficking victims as forced labor to operate scams. The number of complaints involving cryptocurrency rose 21% to 181,565. Average losses were $62,604, with nearly 18,600 victims losing more than $100,000.
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