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Six Men Charged in Alleged Crypto Romance Scam
Six men face federal charges over an alleged cryptocurrency romance scam that involved about 800 victims across the United States. FBI investigators identified 74 crypto wallets associated with approximately 800 victims. Authorities alleged that the suspects posed as women and approached Americans through dating websites, using photographs and voice recordings to draw victims into a fraudulent NFT investment scam. The suspects stored personal information about their targets in contact cards on their mobile phones to keep track of the Americans they targeted.