Text message scammers blasting out bogus job offers swindled several people out of $2.2M in crypto bucks, the New York attorney general alleged Thursday. The lawsuit filed by Attorney General

Digital Currency Group (DCG), a prominent player in the cryptocurrency industry, on Friday agreed to settle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading investors. What Happened: DCG,

NY Attorney General Letitia James files a lawsuit against a text scam promising remote jobs to steal cryptocurrency.

In a 50-page complaint, James outlined a complex fraud scheme that ensnared at least seven people in New York, Florida and Florida and ran from at least January 2024 through June 2024. Various aspects of the operation were conducted through cryptocurrency,

Victims of a remote job crypto scam lose over $2M, as Attorney General Letitia James fights to recover stolen funds.

New York's attorney general says scammers stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from people seeking remote work opportunities as part of an elaborate scheme.

One New Yorker lost $100,000 in the scam, which tricked people hunting for jobs into thinking they could earn money from working from home, only to steal their funds in the form of cryptocurrency.

Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit to recover $2.2 million worth of cryptocurrency stolen from New Yorkers in a remote job scam. An investigation by the Office of the

Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that she's filed ... But in order to begin earning money, victims were told they had to open cryptocurrency accounts and had to maintain a balance ...

New Yorkers lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a network of scammers that targeted people who were looking for remote jobs, according to Attorney General Letitia James. In one case, she said, a single New York resident was convinced to hand the scammers more than $100,000.

Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday that she's filed ... But in order to begin earning money, victims were told they had to open cryptocurrency accounts and had to maintain a balance ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has taken legal steps to recover over $2 million in cryptocurrency stolen through an elaborate scam.