A civil forfeiture complaint was filed in federal court in Kansas City, Missouri, against $325,000 seized in a cryptocurrency scam that cost one victim $16 million.
The phony online cryptocurrency platform used was named “Triangular.” A temporary restraining order issued July 17th against the unidentified foreign operators of the scam caused the suspension of online access to two websites used to access the platform, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in KCMO.
The victims of the scam were sent unsolicited messages on social media sites…