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In the first week of 2025, police in several jurisdictions independently caught scammers running cryptocurrency-related fraud schemes targeting hundreds of potential victims. In Vietnam, four people were arrested for stealing 4 billion dong by setting up a fake crypto mining site called BitMiner. In the US, Springfield police warned of crypto ATM scams. In Hong Kong, 31 scammers were caught stealing HK$34 million using AI-powered deepfakes. Share your thoughts in the comments.