WASHINGTON—Deep in the jungle in Southeast Asia, behind high walls and barbed wire, scammers are siphoning billions of dollars from Americans.
They follow tightly scripted playbooks, often spending days or weeks building emotional bonds with a target before getting down to business.
The fraud factories are highly successful and growing, and the United States is feeling the toll. In 2025 alone, Americans reported 72,000 cases of cryptocurrency …
On August 4, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel spoke during an interview at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. Patel advised Americans who suspect they have been scammed to call the FBI "as soon as possible and as often as possible." (Epoch Times)