Five civil forfeiture complaints target $25M+ in crypto linked to romance and investment scams. 200 romance scam victims identified. Task force recovered $800M.
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Federal prosecutors filed five civil forfeiture complaints seeking more than $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to international romance and investment scams, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said.
The complaints, filed in U.S. District Court, stem from separate Secret Service investigations. Agents traced the funds through hundreds of wallet addresses and froze crypto linked to more than 270 suspected investment scam transactions. The investigations identified more than 200 romance scam victims, including several in the Washington area.
The two largest cases seek about $12.1 million tied to online romance schemes and $10.4 million linked to fraudulent investment platforms. Three other complaints target amounts between $285,000 and $2.39 million.
In one case, scammers cut off contact after a victim tried to withdraw money from what appeared to be a crypto investment account. In another, fraudsters contacted someone who had already lost money and claimed they could recover it for a fee, a practice known as a recovery scam, prosecutors said.
The cases are part of the Scam Center Strike Force, which launched in November 2025. The task force has recovered more than $800 million, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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