A victim of a crypto ‘pig butchering’ scam just got his $140,000 back

The office of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, pictured here, sued a crypto scam company known as SpireBit and seized its assets. The proceeds have now been handed back to victims of the scheme. Charles Krupa/AP

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Aleksey Madan never thought the day would come.

This week he received a $140,000 check in the mail from Massachusetts officials. That was the full amount Madan had lost after falling for a get-rich-quick crypto scam.

“How would you feel if all your money was stolen and you never expected to get

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