Brooklyn DA disrupts crypto scam targeting Russian community

The Brooklyn District Attorney's office and the FBI seized 241 web domains and 112 servers in an operation against a cryptocurrency fraud scheme targeting Brooklyn's Russian-speaking community. Victims lost millions after responding to Russian-language Facebook ads, and authorities clawed back about $300,000.

• 241 domains and 112 servers seized, with infrastructure in Ukraine and Eastern Europe
• Victims responded to Russian-language Facebook ads offering investments
• About $300,000 in stolen funds recovered out of millions lost
• Americans lost $12.7 billion to crypto investment scams from 2023 to 2025