FBI Seizes Web Domain Behind Widespread 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scam

San Diego FBI case leads to shutdown of website allegedly used in massive cryptocurrency scam

As a result of an investigation by the FBI San Diego Field Office, federal authorities have seized and shut down a web domain used to defraud Americans through cryptocurrency investment-fraud scams, officials announced Tuesday. More than 400 San Diegans were among the victims of the Southeast Asia-based criminal enterprise, suffering an estimated cumulative loss of roughly $90 million in fiscal 2024, according to the FBI. However, federal invest…

FBI seizes web domain behind widespread 'pig butchering' crypto scam

The FBI’s San Diego office. (Photo courtesy FBI San Diego) As a result of an investigation by the FBI San Diego Field Office, federal authorities have seized and shut down a web domain used to defraud Americans through cryptocurrency investment fraud scams, officials announced Tuesday. More than 400 San Diegans were among the victims of the Southeast Asia-based criminal enterprise, suffering an estimated cumulative loss of roughly $90 million in…

FBI San Diego investigation leads to seizure of fake cryptocurrency investment domain used by Tai Chang scam compound in Burma: 400 San Diegans victimized

Crypto scamsTai Chang scam compoundCrime BeatEast County News Service December 3, 2025 (San Diego) – An investigation led by the FBI’s San Diego Field office has resulted in the Scam Center Strike force seizing a third web domain used to defraud countless Americans, including at least 400 victims in San Diego.

FBI Busts Fake Crypto Site in Burma Fraud Operation

The DOJ seized tickmilleas.com, a fake trading site run from Burma’s Tai Chang compound, used to trick people into crypto scams.

US crackdown exposes Burma crypto scam network using fake trading sites – #CryptoUpdatesGNIT

DOJ seizes Burma-linked trading domains used for major crypto scam operations. Fraud network tied to Tai Chang compound used fake platforms to lure victims. FBI alerts led to app removals and Meta shutting 2,000+ accounts tied to scams. The United States Justice Department has widened its action against a major scam network in Burma, focusing on how the group used fraudulent trading sites to run large crypto investment schemes. The latest step i…

US crackdown exposes Burma crypto scam network using fake trading sites

DOJ seizes Burma-linked trading domains used for major crypto scam operations. Fraud network tied to Tai Chang compound used fake platforms to lure victims. FBI alerts led to app removals and Meta shutting 2,000+ accounts tied to scams. The United States Justice Department has widened its action against a major scam network in Burma, focusing on how the group used fraudulent trading sites to run large crypto investment schemes. The latest step i…