The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C. announced that its newly formed “Scam Center Strike Force” has frozen or seized over $580M in crypto assets linked to Southeast Asia–based pig butchering fraud networks.
These operations, allegedly run out of Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, used social engineering tactics to manipulate victims into:
• Buying crypto
• Transferring funds
• Depositing into fake investment platforms
The result? Massive coordinated fraud across borders.
This move signals something bigger:
Crypto crime is no longer operating in the shadows without consequence.
As adoption grows, so does enforcement.
⚠️ Reminder:
If someone you just met online promises guaranteed returns, it’s not an investment — it’s a setup.