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Como reconocer FBI Warns: Cryptocurrency Kiosk Scams Surged 23% in 2025, $388M Lost?

TLDR

FBI Warns: Cryptocurrency Kiosk Scams Surged 23% in 2025, $388M Lost The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reports over 13,400 complaints involving cryptocurrency kiosks in 2025, with losses exceeding $388 million —a 58% increase...

Como funciona

FBI Warns: Cryptocurrency Kiosk Scams Surged 23% in 2025, $388M Lost The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reports over 13,400 complaints involving cryptocurrency kiosks in 2025, with losses exceeding $388 million —a 58% increase...

Señales de alerta

  • Unsolicited contact via email, social media, or phone offering services or demanding cryptocurrency payments
  • QR code instructions from strangers telling you to scan codes and pay via a cryptocurrency kiosk
  • Cash withdrawals with confusion — especially first time large withdrawals or nervous behavior when asked about the purpose

Qué hacer

  1. 1Never send payment to someone you only met online, regardless of how trusted the relationship feels
  2. 2Verify independently — no legitimate law enforcement or government agency calls demanding cryptocurrency via kiosk
  3. 3Report immediately to www.ic3.gov and your local police if you suspect you

Fuente

fbi-ic3

Fuente verificada por Mythos Forensic Team

https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260515-2

FAQ

Es FBI Warns: Cryptocurrency Kiosk Scams Surged 23% in 2025, $388M Lost una estafa real?

Si. Trata el mensaje, la llamada o la solicitud de pago como sospechosos hasta que los verifiques por un canal oficial.

Cuales son las primeras senales?

Unsolicited contact via email, social media, or phone offering services or demanding cryptocurrency payments; QR code instructions from strangers telling you to scan codes and pay via a cryptocurrency kiosk; Cash withdrawals with confusion — especially first time large withdrawals or nervous behavior when asked about the purpose

Que debo hacer primero?

Never send payment to someone you only met online, regardless of how trusted the relationship feels; Verify independently — no legitimate law enforcement or government agency calls demanding cryptocurrency via kiosk; Report immediately to www.ic3.gov and your local police if you suspect you

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