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Cryptopolitan 2021-08-21 20:20:10

Crypto scammers nabbed in Hong Kong after $1.4m heist

TL;DR Breakdown Police arrest 19 crypto scammers in Hong Kong.Scammers duped people in Taiwan, UK, Singapore and other places.Crypto community worried as crypto crime continues to rise. 19 alleged crypto scammers who have heisted around $1.4 Million proceeds from over 100 victims of crypto scams globally have been arrested by police in Hong Kong. The police announced the arrest on Friday, noting that they seized nine computers, 128 smartphones, cash worth $179,600, $ 6,400 in cryptocurrency, and a sports car in connection to the case. The alleged crypto scammers conned people across Taiwan, Mainland China, the UK, and Hong Kong. According to the police, one victim lost up to $97,500, marking one of the largest individual losses in a single case. How suspected crypto scammers conned people Per the police, 11 men and 8 women from the age groups 18 to 31 were arrested. The leader of the group was among those arrested and technicians, managers, and promoters. They rented out commercial building units in the city to set up shop. The group also hired younger people as social media influencers who told victims to transfer an investment amount into the cryptocurrency e-wallets and scammers’ bank accounts. They further instructed their victims to install unregulated and non-official crypto applications to transfer the investment amount onto the fake app or website designed by the scammers. The victims, however, saw profits after...

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