Scammers posing as Federal Trade Commission agents tricked victims into withdrawing money. The victims were then instructed to deposit the money into cryptocurrency kiosks.
The scammers' scheme involved deceiving people into using cryptocurrency kiosks. Stolen cryptocurrency has been recovered for the victims of this scam.
Further details about the scam and the recovery of stolen cryptocurrency are available from the source.
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