FBI Seizes 127,000 Bitcoin in Global Scam Network Bust
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The FBI's Operation Blackout seized over $8 billion, including more than 127,000 bitcoin tied to Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, and dismantled a transcontinental crypto fraud network operating across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the UAE. Nearly 2,000 trafficked workers were freed and authorities say the groups combined online investment and romance scams with money laundering and trafficking, highlighting major security and regulatory risks for crypto, DeFi and exchanges.
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- FBI’s Operation Blackout seized over $8 billion and dismantled a global crypto scam network.
- Nearly 2,000 trafficked workers were freed as authorities shut down scam compounds worldwide.
- The FBI says crypto fraud networks increasingly combine scams, money laundering, and trafficking.
The FBI has broken up a vast cryptocurrency fraud network that authorities say stole billions of dollars from victims around the world. The operation, which stretched across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the United Arab Emirates, targeted criminal groups accused of running online investment and romance scams while forcing thousands of people to work in scam compounds.
As part of the crackdown, U.S. investigators seized more than 127,000 bitcoin linked to Cambodian businessman Chen Zhi, chief executive of Prince Holding Group, according to a Fox News report. Officials described it a…
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