Shining light on a world that thrives in darkness, Santa Clara County prosecutor is finding and returning funds.
Thieves think that stolen cryptocurrency from duped consumers is the perfect crime – anonymous, secret and safe from seizure.In the past year, the Santa Clara County prosecutor and her team have recovered $2.5 million worth of digital currency from scammed Bay Area residents, with about 75 investigations still underway.
“We owe it to our victims to keep up with how the bad guys are moving their money,” she added. “People are really desperate, sometimes suicidal.”When civil litigation proved dispiriting, West turned to prosecuting sexual assault and domestic violence cases, attracted by the emotional reward of helping victims.
While federal investigators are increasingly successful in cracking cryptocrimes of drug traffickers, money launderers, child pornographers, suspected terrorists and corporate ransomware attackers, they focus only on major heists. “You just take little bites at a time,” she said. “I’m a big proponent — even in my personal life, like in the garden — of putting just 15 minutes a day into whatever I’m doing. Small consistent efforts can make a big difference.”
Last year, her team began investigating a new scam, called “pig butchering,” which combines a fake friendship with an investment spin. A con artist uses text or social media to engage you, then encourages you to invest in fake crypto.
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