Manhattan Prosecutor's Office froze the crypto assets on $1.3 million – Bits Media

District Prosecutor Manhattan reported, that investigators, Prosecutors and special agents have sufficient experience to analyze suspicious transactions in the blockchain.

Alvin Bragg (Alvin Bragg) states: Many cyber -plots are now abroad, outside Police reach, What can not be said about their crypto actures. Over the past ten months, law enforcement agencies managed to freeze stolen cryptocurrencies worth more $1.3 million. They will be returned to these owners, Bragg assured and added, that recently the district prosecutor's office confiscated about $ 200,000 in cryptoactives.

The prosecutor urged the public to be careful, Since the number of cases of cryptocurrency fraud increases and takes a variety of forms. Law enforcement officer called several examples: A potential romantic partner convinces a person to invest in a dubious project, Cryptomat fraud or using the name of a famous person, as well as the provision of fake screenshots on profit or an increase in balance.

The attack “Swine cutting” was especially popular (pig butchering), when attackers promise victims to get easy and big profits, but, Having got their money, disappear.

A few months ago, such a warning was published by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Calling citizens to be more vigilant.

In April, the Manhattan prosecutor's office accused the New York resident of management 46 cryptomats, installed in New York, Miami and New Jersey. These cryptomats worked without licenses, and users guaranteed anonymity.