CHESHIRE, CT (WFSB) – State police said they were able to recover more than $60,000 for the victim of a cryptocurrency scam.
Detectives said they were successfully able to return the money, which totaled $63,500, to the unidentified Cheshire resident on Friday.
The victim was scammed earlier in the year.
In April 2024, the Connecticut State Police Statewide Organized Crime Investigative Task Force and Cryptocurrency Working Group received a complaint from the victim who lost more than $68,000 worth of cryptocurrency in a scam.
“The victim received an unsolicited offer for new tokens, which was a phishing scheme that resulted in the loss of all of the cryptocurrency held in the victim’s digital wallet,” state police said.
Detectives were able to trace the victim’s stolen funds using blockchain analytics and located the suspect’s wallet, which still contained the majority of the cryptocurrency.
“Using appropriate legal authority, detectives were able to seize more than $63,500 worth of the stolen funds,” state police said. “A motion for the return of seized property to the rightful owner was filed at Meriden Superior Court.”
Multiple victims across the U.S. were identified over the course of the investigation, which was said to be ongoing.
The state police’s Cryptocurrency Working Group sought to remind people to never to engage in unsolicited offers for cash, cryptocurrency, or investments from unknown people or groups.
“Never share your personally identifiable information or financial information with someone contacting you via text message, phone call, email, or social media,” state police said.
Anyone who believes they may have been the victim of fraud can email csp.virtualcurrency@ct.gov.
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