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Americans Lost $11 Billion to Crypto Scams Last Year. Most of It Ended at a Gas Station
Bitcoin.com News·July 21, 2026·1 min read
Americans lost over $11.366 billion to crypto scams in 2025, with 181,565 complaints filed, according to the FBI IC3. Crypto kiosks accounted for $389 million in losses across 13,460 complaints, and victims aged 60 and older lost $257.4 million. Crypto made up over half of total internet-crime losses of $20.877 billion.
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