New York Attorney General Sues to Recover Cryptocurrency from Scam

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a suit against a text scam promising remote jobs to steal cryptocurrency. The scam, targeting people looking for remote jobs, had leveraged the trust and wallets of such seekers. The Attorney General's Office now seeks recovery of the cryptocurrency and accountability from the perpetrators. Such steps reveal how serious the state is with regard to the protection of consumers against fraud in schemes of the modern-day digital era.