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2026-04-24 Cyber

Iran and its allies are committing epic financial fraud in America. I watch it happen every day

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-24 06:25|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1767 views ] Top

1 DOJ charges 2 Chinese nationals who allegedly ran overseas cryptocurrency scam center targeting Americans

The Justice Department unveiled charges Thursday against two Chinese nationals allegedly behind an overseas cryptocurrency scam center, as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro vowed that the Trump administration is "just getting started" in combating these schemes.

Pirro told reporters in Washington, D.C., that cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency investment fraud is "among the fastest growing and the most financially devastating form of cybercrime that is targeting Americans today." The DOJ’s actions come after Pirro launched the Scam Center Strike Force in November last year, following an executive order from President Donald Trump.

"Today, we announce significant milestones in that fight. We have charged Chinese bosses who ran a scam compound in Burma where thousands were trafficked, enslaved, beaten and then forced to steal from Americans for years. We have seized also a Telegram channel, and that channel was luring workers into a forced compound in Cambodia," Pirro said. "There they were ordered to pose as U.S. banks, as the New York City Police Department, to steal Americans’ life savings."

"We have taken down more than 500 websites. They were used to steal Americans life savings. My office is going to continue to work to identify the funds stolen," Pirro added. "We have also restrained more than $700 million in cryptocurrency from U.S. victims of fraud. The administration of President Trump is lockstep in combating these scams, and we are just getting started."

Posted by Skidmark 2026-04-24 06:28|| 2026-04-24 06:28|| Front Page Top

2 We have taken down more than 500 websites. They were used to steal Americans life savings.

Now do the Indian freelancers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-04-24 07:02|| 2026-04-24 07:02|| Front Page Top

3 "Pallets of Cash"

in ways our defenses were never designed to detect.

I suspect less as sneaky and more like by design and with a guide.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-04-24 11:04|| 2026-04-24 11:04|| Front Page Top

4 Was ValJar, the Persian Ferret, accompanying the boodle?

Posted by Frank G 2026-04-24 11:06|| 2026-04-24 11:06|| Front Page Top

5 I've wondered if that Reaper which 'mysteriously' flew deep into Iran and landed itself had a card full of Crypto, other info, correspondence. A Cylon Courier, if you will.

Posted by swksvolFF 2026-04-24 11:28|| 2026-04-24 11:28|| Front Page Top

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