TRUMBULL CO., Ohio (WKBN) -- A victim in Trumbull County and his sister lost more than $1 million in a cryptocurrency investment scam, prompting the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio to step in.

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio has filed a civil complaint in forfeiture against cryptocurrency suspected of being fraudulently obtained as part of an investment scam that cost local siblings $1 million worth of their savings.

According to court documents, an elderly male victim in Bristolville filed a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center last November. The fraud began when he received a text from an unknown number looking for someone named “Zach.” The victim responded and eventually became friendly with th

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