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The Crypto Detectives: Tracking Down Stolen Funds

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:54:48
Publish Date: 2025-09-19 04:01:00
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Online criminals love cryptocurrency for many reasons – it’s anonymous, can’t be traced, and payments are irreversible. So when Paul discovers he has been targeted by a crypto scam and the thieves have stolen $450,000, he is resigned to the fact that he may never see that money again. That is, until an online search leads him to Wisconsin police detective Scott Simons. Following the trail of the stolen money, Detective Simons traces it to a private crypto wallet and eventually recovers $80,000 of Paul’s money. Detective Simons works with the non-profit Operation Shamrock to offer hope to scam victims and fight transnational organized crime. 

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