Cryptocurrency fraud in Paraguay in 2023 and 2024 involves more than US$4 billion
Online reports, according to Bitcoin.com, Diosnel Alarcon, head of the Cybercrime Unit of the Paraguay National Police, pointed out that in 2023 and 2024, more than US$4 billion were transferred from cryptocurrency fraud and Ponzi schemes, and rogue intermediaries used investors 'ignorance of cryptocurrency to promote crime. They set up fake platforms as bait to first add small profits to the victim's account, and it took several months for the victim to know that he had been cheated. This figure includes platforms that use Paraguay as a transit to transfer illegal funds. Although cryptocurrency transactions can be traced back, due to international bureaucratic procedures, it is not easy to recover funds and identify those behind the scenes. However, if reported quickly, authorities may be able to stop the crime and recover the funds.
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