Scammers trick people looking for remote jobs and steal millions in cryptocurrency.

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Some bad people tricked people looking for jobs and stole their money. They used fake job offers to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.

The attorney general of New York, Letitia James, is trying to get the stolen money back. She filed a lawsuit to help the people who were tricked.

The scammers sent text messages about fake jobs reviewing products online. They told people they had to buy cryptocurrency to start the job.

The scammers promised to pay people back, but they stole the money instead. They tricked people into putting money into fake accounts.

The attorney general is working with other officials to find the scammers. They want to return the stolen money to the people who lost it.

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What did the bad people do?

They tricked people looking for jobs and stole their money.

Who is trying to get the stolen money back?

The attorney general of New York, Letitia James, is trying to get the stolen money back.

How did the scammers trick people?

The scammers sent text messages about fake jobs and told people they had to buy cryptocurrency to start the job.

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