Overview
- Sam Little publicly revealed on Friday that scammers stole £40,000 of his cryptocurrency savings by coaxing him to call a fraudulent support number.
- The attack began with convincing SMS messages that appeared to come from his platform and led to a phone call with a fake adviser who guided him onto a cloned webpage.
- Little says the fraud moved in minutes and emptied investments he and his wife had set aside for the future, including plans to start a family.
- He reported the theft to Action Fraud, run by the City of London Police, but says none of the money has been recovered and no full investigation has been launched yet.
- Official data cited in coverage shows roughly 4.6 million people are hit by fraud and cybercrime annually with a 31% rise in reported cases between 2024 and 2025, underlining how social‑engineering scams can bypass common protections.