cryptocurrency scam losses -deductable?
I got **** into a horrible cryptocurrency scam a few months ago. I lost over $150,000! I purchased BTC and ETH with my real money through real crypto trading sites (Robinhood, crypto.com, coinbase), but then stupidly transferred them to the scammer's wallet address to do what they said was "contract trading" to make a significant profit. I "made" $1 million, but when it came to withdrawing any profits, I couldn't. I realized only then that I had been scammed! And I couldn't get my original money back either. I have police reports and FBI reports as proof. Can I deduct this loss under theft/loss? Do i have to be considered a day trader to qualify for this? I was trading with these scammers every day for 1.5 months ,but overall I am not a day trader. Thank you.