The client of the American Citibank, which suffered from the Romantic Cryptoscum, filed a lawsuit in the New York district, accusing the bank of negligence, which led to his client, losses worth $ 4 million.

According to the claim, Citibank did not respond to suspicious operations, including major transfers to suspicious accounts of crypto -mesh. The author of the lawsuit insists that the bank did not use the effective mechanisms of monitoring transactions associated with the acquisition of digital assets, which allowed the attackers to freely withdraw large amounts from the client’s accounts through trade crypto platforms.

The plaintiff said that the first operations, the scammers lost in confidence were performed in 2023, but, despite the abnormal activity, the bank did not pay attention to the operation. According to the plaintiff, Citibank’s fault can qualify as negligence and aiding crypto -mesh, and intends to compensate for his losses in the amount of $ 4 million through the court.

Earlier, the Canadian Combating Center for Fraud (CAFC) and the Canadian Investment Regulation Organization (CIRO) spoke about the growth of fraudulent schemes “Pig Butchering” (Pig Butchering) when attackers gain confidence in the victims in various ways and convince them of large sums to the cryptocurrency project or buy token.