Alleged $3.6B crypto Ponzi's 'victims' still believe the exchange is legit
Some of those caught up in an alleged $3.6 billion crypto Ponzi scheme are refusing to aid police investigations as they still expect to triple their investments. Victims of an alleged $3.6 billion crypto Ponzi scheme in South Korea are reportedly hampering the progress of a police investigation and a joint lawsuit — as they still believe in the project and hold out hopes of getting a return on their investments. On June 4, Korean law firm Daegon reportedly filed a joint complaint against V Global, its CEO, and three executives on behalf of 130 investors and the Gyeonggi Nambu Police....
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The Spanish police detained four people of different nationalities this week for allegedly running a $15 million crypto Ponzi scheme. According to the police, “many victims” filed a complaint against them. Victims Believed Their Bitcoins Went to a Legit Company According to Policia Nacional, the four accused are Argentine, Spanish, and Italian nationals aged between 23 and 36. They persuaded the victims to transfer their bitcoin (BTC) to them by promising high returns. The authorities say that around 380 BTC were scammed by the alleged fraudsters, which amount to approximately....
The Chinese newspaper, China Times, has reported that on August 20, 2015, Taiwanese police arrested two suspects who allegedly scammed investors out of $1 billion NT, equivalent to $30.6 million USD. Lu Kuan-wei and Chen Yun-fei were arrested after the Criminal Investigation Bureau in Taipei received a number of complaints about fraud from victims. Editor’s Note: To be clear, Mycoin was a ponzi scheme that fronted as a Bitcoin exchange. Additionally, it needs to be noted that MyCoin is not Maicoin, a legal Taiwanese Bitcoin exchange.
The masterminds behind the alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme called Bitstream Circle are believed to have stolen more than $10 million in investor funds. The alleged theft became apparent on March 13, 2022, when some of the scheme’s investors encountered problems making withdrawals. Withdrawals Blocked Reports from Kenya have said investors in an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme, Bitstream Circle, are now unable to withdraw funds following the scheme’s collapse. The reports add that the scheme’s masterminds may have made off with investors’ digital assets that are....
MyCoin was one of the biggest scams to hit the shores of Hong Kong this year. The alleged bitcoin exchange based out of Hong Kong was in fact an elaborate Ponzi scheme that successfully managed to rip off over $387 million dollars in customer investments after they shut shop overnight earlier this year. Many South East Asian and Chinese investors were victims of this Ponzi scheme, which has got the police forces in multiple countries conducting their own investigations to ensure justice is served. Hong Kong was the first to counter some success in March after the cops there managed to....