Scam Sniffer reports $55 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in January. Scammers set up more than 11,000 phishing websites. Most of the thefts occurred on the Ethereum mainnet. These scams have impacted around 40,000 individuals, according to Scam Sniffser. The thefts occurred after a series of airdrops on the mainnet in the previous month. The scams often occur alongside aIRDrops and other project activities, say ScamSniffer.
Source: Wayne Jones, 2024-02-12; https://cryptopotato.com/heres-how-much-crypto-scammers-drained-from-victims-in-january-alone/