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CBS News — Technology

Victim has "nothing left" as AI fuels a surge in crypto fraud schemes

2026-04-23 · Read original ↗

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"out the scam. investigators found cyber criminals had transferred cryptocurrency from the 14 wallets to which holder sent money into five new wallets to make it harder for anyone to trace. " from these five wallets it makes its way to an exchange, which is the off - ramp, " said …"
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"victim has " nothing left " as ai fuels a surge in crypto fraud schemes ai is fueling a surge in crypto fraud schemes, irs investigators say. for one victim, " there ' s nothing left. " kyle holder ' s entire life savings were stolen from her by sophisticated scammers who used ar…"
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"' d sent money to the wrong crypto wallet. " oh my goodness, honey, how could you make such a little mistake? this is very bad. contact [ customer service ] to consult on how to solve this problem, " niamh wrote to her. that ' s when the whatsapp messages became intimidating. " y…"
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"" customer service team, " coached holder how to open two crypto wallets online. she then transferred a small sum to a crypto account tied to the scammer and thousands of dollars showed up in her crypto wallet. niamh assured holder that the team she worked with would pay taxes on…"

Summary

One woman's entire life savings was stolen from her by sophisticated scammers who used artificial intelligence to perfectly manipulate her.