Behind the Scams | Financial Crime & Scam Prevention24 Jun 2025

EP 23: Crypto Scam Kingpins: The $245M Scam That Shocked America!

Crypto Scam: Episode Overview In one of our most jaw-dropping episodes to date, Behind the Scams pulls back the curtain on a newly unsealed federal indictment that reveals a sprawling, highly organized cryptocurrency fraud operation. This is not your average crypto scam — it’s a full-blown cybercrime syndicate that used high-level social engineering, psychological manipulation, and tech-savvy laundering strategies to steal more than $245 million in digital currency from unsuspecting victims across the United States. Nick and Sue walk you through this complex case, breaking down how a cast of characters with nicknames like “King Greavys,” “Papa,” “GothFerrari,” and “The...

Chapters

(00:00:00) - Behind the Scams: Crypto Crime Lords Inside the $263 Million
(00:01:09) - Behind The Scams
(00:02:43) - Who Are The Defendants in the Case?
(00:04:37) - Felons Arrested in Connection With Money Laundering
(00:06:13) - The Indictment: Social Engineering Enterprise
(00:10:09) - Cryptocurrency, Virtual Currency, Wallets
(00:13:41) - Crypto Money Stealing With 'Seed phrase'
(00:14:56) - Bitcoin, Hosted Wallet and Other Cryptocurrencies
(00:16:37) - The Role of the Social Engineering Enterprise
(00:20:54) - How the SE Enterprise Stole Virtual Currency
(00:28:50) - The Crypto Money Laundering Case
(00:36:16) - How the SE Enterprise Money Laundering Conspiracy
(00:44:44) - The SE Enterprise's Role in the Malone Lamb Case
(00:50:23) - The Crypto Scam defendants face federal charges
(00:54:51) - Behind The Scams: Cryptocurrency Fraud
(00:59:00) - Scam Announcement: Crypto Bros In Miami

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