US authorities to return $8.2M seized from crypto ‘wrong number’ scammers to victims
An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money.
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An Ohio woman lost her life savings to the scam, and the fraudsters allegedly threatened harm to her friends and family unless she sent more money.
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