The US Federal Trade Commission pointed out social media and crypto as a “combustible combination for fraud”, stating that the scams began with a social media ad, post, or message in 2021.
Crypto Scams involved investment in false art, diamonds, rare coins, and other miscellaneous financial and utilized platforms like Instagram(32%), Facebook (26%), WhatsApp (9%), and Telegram (7%).
FTC reports read the fraudulent stole up to $1 billion in cryptos this year out of which $575 million was from the investment-related frauds.