Indian Law Enforcement Agency Confiscated $1.2 Million In A Scam

Indian Law Enforcement Agency Confiscated $1.2 Million In A Scam

India’s financial watchdog, Enforcement Directorate (ED), confiscated $1.2 million in an investigation of a fraud scheme relying on an App-based token, HPZ. Per an official press release published on September 29, several apps offered users to buy the HPZ tokens to have higher returns. And the investigations revealed that the “Chinese-controlled entities” were behind the […]


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