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US Authorities Shut Down Crypto Scam Network Targeting Russian-Speakers

The FBI and Brooklyn DA seized 112 servers and shut down 241 websites linked to investment scams targeting Russian-speaking Americans.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 14 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 14 Oct 2026. Quartz published first, on 14 October at 13:40 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 4h 16m later. The most recent article, from Cointelegraph.com News, appeared on 14 October at 17:56 UTC.

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  1. US authorities dismantle crypto scam network that stole tens of millions Cointelegraph.com News
  2. Brooklyn DA and FBI shut down 241 crypto fraud websites tied to Eastern Europe Quartz

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