Online investment scams have evolved beyond fake websites and fraudulent trading apps.

According to a warning from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), scammers are increasingly dispatching real-world couriers to collect cash directly from victims’ homes and public meeting locations as part of cryptocurrency investment scams.

The tactic adds a troubling offline component to a scam category that already costs victims billions of dollars each year.

Key takeaways

• The FBI warns that cryptocurrency investment scammers are using couriers to collect cash from victims in person
• The interaction typically starts on social media
• Victims are often persuaded to invest via fake crypto platforms that display fabricated profits
• Criminals may…