8 People Arrested in Argentina Linked to Onecoin Ponzi Scam
The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Argentine city of Córdoba has indicted 12 people in connection with the Onecoin Ponzi scheme. Eight of them have been arrested. Onecoin Scammers Arrested The Public Prosecutor’s Office for Complex Crimes of the Argentine city of Córdoba ordered the arrest of 12 people linked to the Onecoin Ponzi scam on Thursday, several local news outlets reported. The Bulgaria-based scheme has been described as one of the biggest scams in crypto history, having netted about $4 billion from operations. The Complex Crime Investigation Unit of....
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London law enforcement has issued a warning through the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) concerning OneCoin. The organization says there are “potential risks” the OneCoin community poses on UK consumers. London Police Investigates OneCoin As Cryptocurrency Supporters Continue to Expose It As a Scam. The FCA agency has asked people who have been....
OneCoin has developed a sketchy reputation, and now bitcoin evangelist Roger Ver is adding to the mix. In a recent interview, the owner of Bitcoin.com says he believes OneCoin is a fraud, and that investors should always be wary of new coins and read up before they put their money in things they don’t understand: “There is never a cryptocurrency without a wallet. This sounds like more evidence of its fraudulent nature. OneCoin isn’t traded on a single exchange anywhere in the world as far as I know.” OneCoin has been around for over two years, but questions surrounding its authenticity....
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Bruce Fenton, founder of Bitcoin Foundation, adds his voice to the ubiquitous claims that OneCoin is a Ponzi scheme and its perpetrators should be arrested. In an interview given to Cointelegraph he explains why. Allegations of scam have reached its fever pitch after OneCoin claimed to have successfully launched and transferred old coins to a new Blockchain at an event in Bangkok. It appears the company’s claims are unsubstantiated. Cointelegraph spoke with Bruce Fenton about the situation: Cointelegraph: A couple of days ago OneCoin claimed to have successfully switched on their new....