--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "0879e8a657af41c14cc9ae4057e9ff5cf075e3888f793f5fad354563206e83e4" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/0879e8a6?lang=en" title: "US Investment Scam Losses Top $8B in 2025, Up 38% Year over Year" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-08-29T14:38:30.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["regulation","safety"] source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/crypto/us-investment-scam-losses-top-8b-in-2025-up-38percent-year-over-year-18cd15bd","https://x.com/Cointelegraph/status/2093662698391183501","https://x.com/CryptoMeterIO/status/2093664397571026979","https://x.com/CryptoNewsHntrs/status/2093618248277176601"] summary: "AI-generated crypto fraud helped fuel a rise in financial theft, New York authorities warned. Total investment-scam losses exceeded $8 billion in 2025, marking a 38% increase from the previous year. The alert identifies a growing trend of AI-themed schemes used to deceive investors. These fraudulent activities have contributed to a broad increase in investment fraud across the United States." --- # US Investment Scam Losses Top $8B in 2025, Up 38% Year over Year > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-08-29T14:38:30.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** regulation, safety ## Summary AI\-generated crypto fraud helped fuel a rise in financial theft, New York authorities warned\. Total investment\-scam losses exceeded $8 billion in 2025, marking a 38% increase from the previous year\. The alert identifies a growing trend of AI\-themed schemes used to deceive investors\. These fraudulent activities have contributed to a broad increase in investment fraud across the United States\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Supporting source]() - [Supporting source]()