topic I lost about $10,000 to a cryptocurrency romance scam. It was online in my account when they changed the name & password. Total loss. Does this need reporting? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I lost about $10,000 to a cryptocurrency romance scam. It was online in my account when they changed the name & password. Total loss. Does this need reporting?

HerbMatya7524 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:34:09 GMT

Bsch4477 — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:19:05 GMT

Report to the police but there is no tax relief and no tax reporting required.

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:00:28 GMT

Sorry---theft losses are not deductible on your tax return.