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Americans Lost $80.7 Billion to Crypto Scams in 2025, FBI Numbers Tell Only Part of the Story
['Dan Saada']
The Currency analytics
Crypto scams, per the CFA’s methodology, accounted for more than half of all scam and cybercrime losses recorded in 2025.
Older Americans Take the Biggest HitAmericans over 60 lost $4.4 billion to crypto fraud specifically.
An Oklahoma man got five years in federal prison for running a $9.4 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
Crypto fraud at $80.7 billion isn’t a niche problem anymore — it’s a systemic one, and the legal architecture to address it is still catching up.
Frequently Asked Questions How did the CFA calculate the $80.7 billion figure for crypto scam losses?