“Support” that messages you first isn’t support. That’s exactly what Chainalysis’s 2025 scam report is about.
Impersonation scams, where a fraudster pretends to be support, an exchange, or a government agency, grew by more than 1,400% compared with 2024. And you’re the one who transfers the money.
The report is back in the news because of an ad: ACAMS and Chainalysis expanded their paid training on crypto crime, with “$17 billion in scams in 2025” on the shop window.
But $17 billion is a forecast. At least $14 billion has been confirmed on-chain, and the figure could be higher if more wallets are found.
Even fraud gets sold using the most sensational version.
And protection against impersonation is free: nobody from support messages you first or asks you to make a transfer “for verification.”
#scam #CryptoSecurity
Impersonation scams, where a fraudster pretends to be support, an exchange, or a government agency, grew by more than 1,400% compared with 2024. And you’re the one who transfers the money.
The report is back in the news because of an ad: ACAMS and Chainalysis expanded their paid training on crypto crime, with “$17 billion in scams in 2025” on the shop window.
But $17 billion is a forecast. At least $14 billion has been confirmed on-chain, and the figure could be higher if more wallets are found.
Even fraud gets sold using the most sensational version.
And protection against impersonation is free: nobody from support messages you first or asks you to make a transfer “for verification.”
#scam #CryptoSecurity