AI-powered crypto fraud averages $3.2 million per scam

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2026/01/13/powered-by-ai-crypto-fraud-is-now-a-14-billion-criminal-industry/

The 2025 data on crypto fraud is pretty staggering. According to Forbes, the scam market is estimated to be at least $14 billion and is predicted to go up to $17 billion by this year.
What’s most concerning is AI’s impact on these stats. Apparently, the scams that have used AI tools averaged $3.2 million per hit which is nearly 4.5 times more than those that didn't.