🚨 **Crypto Scam Alert!** 🚨
A US citizen, Hector Gustav Gutierrez, has filed a lawsuit over losing $2.1M in Bitcoin due to a "pig butchering" scam by a Southeast Asian crime syndicate. Gutierrez was lured into fake crypto investments by Yan Shi Zhang, who posed as a crypto expert. The scammers set up fraudulent websites mimicking real exchanges, leading Gutierrez to convert his life savings into Bitcoin, which was then stolen.
- **Victim:** Hector Gustav Gutierrez
- **Scammer:** Yan Shi Zhang
- **Loss:** 33 BTC (~$2.1M USD)
- **Method:** Fake crypto exchange websites
The FBI reports over 69,000 crypto fraud cases in 2023, with Americans losing $5.6B. Share your thoughts and stay vigilant! 💬
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