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Ukraine Woman Among Masterminds Of Mumbai's Massive Ponzi Scam, Probe Finds
Two Ukrainian nationals, including a woman, have been identified as the masterminds of the Ponzi scam that has duped hundreds in Mumbai after promising them big returns on their investment
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5 Locations Searched In Bengaluru, Karnataka's Mandya In Ponzi Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday conducted searches at 5 locations in Bengaluru and Mandya district of Karnataka, according to the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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Cash, Jewellery Worth Over 6 Crores Seized in Nagpur Investment Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has seized Rs 1.21 crore cash and gold and diamond jewellery worth more than Rs 5 crore after it raided some Nagpur-based persons in a money laundering case linked to alleged investment fraud.
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Crypto Pyramid Scheme Lands 11 in Trouble, SEC Alleges $300 Million Were Raised by Fraud
A total of 11 individuals in the US have been charged with whipping-up a crypto pyramid scheme, defrauding “millions of retailers”, and churning over $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,359 crore). Carolyn Welshhans, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit called Forsage a fraudulent pyramid scheme launched on a massive scale and aggre...
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US SEC Charges 11 People for Promoting Fraud Crypto Pyramid, Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for creating, and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scheme, Forsage, raised over $300 million (nearly Rs. 2,300 crores) from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Two of the defendants agreed to settle the charges and one of them ag...
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US Watchdog Charges 11 Individuals In $300 Million Crypto Ponzi Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it charged 11 people for their roles in creating and promoting a fraudulentcryptopyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over $300 million from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States.
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Assets Of Ex Odisha MLA, Media Firm Attached In Ponzi Case
The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over Rs 3.92 crore of a former BJD MLA and a media company in a money laundering case against the Seashore Group of companies accused of perpetrating an alleged ponzi fraud, officials said.
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Lawsuit Accuses Crypto Lender Celsius Network Of Ponzi Scheme Fraud
A former investment manager at Celsius Network sued the crypto lender on Thursday, saying it used customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token and failed to properly hedge risk, causing it to freeze customer assets.
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Crypto Lender Celsius Network Sued by Former Investment Manager Alleging Fraud
Crypto lender Celsius Network was served with lawsuit by a former investment manager, Jason Stone, accusing the firm of using customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token. Celsius allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme to defraud the plaintiff KeyFi into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them.
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OneCoin Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Ruja Ignatova Now in Europol's Most Wanted Criminal List
Ruja Ignatova, the founder of Ponzi scheme OneCoin, has been added to Europe’s list of most wanted fugitives as of Wednesday. Ignatova is known for being the founding head of OneCoin, one of the biggest scams in the history of crypto, and the basis of the BBC podcast series, titled The Missing Cryptoqueen.
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Man Arrested In Rs 1,200-Crore Crypto Fraud Case, 900 Investors Duped
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested an accused in connection with its money laundering probe against a Kerala-based businessman, who is alleged to have cheated more than 900 investors to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore
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BitConnect’s Indian-Origin Founder Indicted in US for Running $2.4-Billion Global Ponzi Scheme
The founder of now-defunct cryptocurrency investment platform BitConnect has been indicted by the US Department of Justice on charges of orchestrating a global ponzi scheme worth $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 18,110 crore).
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Court Orders Seizure Of Rs 300 Crore In Singaporean Banks In Ponzi Fraud Case
A special PMLA Court in Mumbai has ordered confiscation of Rs 300 crore kept in Singaporean banks in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged Ponzi fraud perpetrated against nearly 70,000 depositors by the promoter of a Mumbai-based company.
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Man, Sister Arrested For Cheating People Of Rs 2.92 Crore In Gujarat
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Ahmedabad city crime branch has arrested a man and his sister for allegedly duping several people of Rs 2.92 crore through ponzi schemes, officials said on Wednesday.
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BitConnect Founder Satish Kumbhani Charged With $2-Billion Cryptocurrency Fraud by US SEC
The top US securities regulator sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged role in fraudulently raising about $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,600 crores) from thousands of retail investors.
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Ukraine Woman Among Masterminds Of Mumbai's Massive Ponzi Scam, Probe Finds
Two Ukrainian nationals, including a woman, have been identified as the masterminds of the Ponzi scam that has duped hundreds in Mumbai after promising them big returns on their investment
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5 Locations Searched In Bengaluru, Karnataka's Mandya In Ponzi Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday conducted searches at 5 locations in Bengaluru and Mandya district of Karnataka, according to the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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Cash, Jewellery Worth Over 6 Crores Seized in Nagpur Investment Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it has seized Rs 1.21 crore cash and gold and diamond jewellery worth more than Rs 5 crore after it raided some Nagpur-based persons in a money laundering case linked to alleged investment fraud.
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Crypto Pyramid Scheme Lands 11 in Trouble, SEC Alleges $300 Million Were Raised by Fraud
A total of 11 individuals in the US have been charged with whipping-up a crypto pyramid scheme, defrauding “millions of retailers”, and churning over $300 million (roughly Rs. 2,359 crore). Carolyn Welshhans, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit called Forsage a fraudulent pyramid scheme launched on a massive scale and aggre...
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US SEC Charges 11 People for Promoting Fraud Crypto Pyramid, Ponzi Scheme
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 people for creating, and promoting a fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme. The scheme, Forsage, raised over $300 million (nearly Rs. 2,300 crores) from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States. Two of the defendants agreed to settle the charges and one of them ag...
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US Watchdog Charges 11 Individuals In $300 Million Crypto Ponzi Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it charged 11 people for their roles in creating and promoting a fraudulentcryptopyramid and Ponzi scheme that raised over $300 million from retail investors worldwide, including in the United States.
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Assets Of Ex Odisha MLA, Media Firm Attached In Ponzi Case
The Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth over Rs 3.92 crore of a former BJD MLA and a media company in a money laundering case against the Seashore Group of companies accused of perpetrating an alleged ponzi fraud, officials said.
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Lawsuit Accuses Crypto Lender Celsius Network Of Ponzi Scheme Fraud
A former investment manager at Celsius Network sued the crypto lender on Thursday, saying it used customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token and failed to properly hedge risk, causing it to freeze customer assets.
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Crypto Lender Celsius Network Sued by Former Investment Manager Alleging Fraud
Crypto lender Celsius Network was served with lawsuit by a former investment manager, Jason Stone, accusing the firm of using customer deposits to rig the price of its own crypto token. Celsius allegedly ran a Ponzi scheme to defraud the plaintiff KeyFi into providing services worth millions of dollars and refusing to pay for them.
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OneCoin Ponzi Scheme Mastermind Ruja Ignatova Now in Europol's Most Wanted Criminal List
Ruja Ignatova, the founder of Ponzi scheme OneCoin, has been added to Europe’s list of most wanted fugitives as of Wednesday. Ignatova is known for being the founding head of OneCoin, one of the biggest scams in the history of crypto, and the basis of the BBC podcast series, titled The Missing Cryptoqueen.
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Man Arrested In Rs 1,200-Crore Crypto Fraud Case, 900 Investors Duped
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested an accused in connection with its money laundering probe against a Kerala-based businessman, who is alleged to have cheated more than 900 investors to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore
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BitConnect’s Indian-Origin Founder Indicted in US for Running $2.4-Billion Global Ponzi Scheme
The founder of now-defunct cryptocurrency investment platform BitConnect has been indicted by the US Department of Justice on charges of orchestrating a global ponzi scheme worth $2.4 billion (roughly Rs. 18,110 crore).
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Court Orders Seizure Of Rs 300 Crore In Singaporean Banks In Ponzi Fraud Case
A special PMLA Court in Mumbai has ordered confiscation of Rs 300 crore kept in Singaporean banks in a money laundering probe linked to an alleged Ponzi fraud perpetrated against nearly 70,000 depositors by the promoter of a Mumbai-based company.
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Man, Sister Arrested For Cheating People Of Rs 2.92 Crore In Gujarat
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Ahmedabad city crime branch has arrested a man and his sister for allegedly duping several people of Rs 2.92 crore through ponzi schemes, officials said on Wednesday.
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BitConnect Founder Satish Kumbhani Charged With $2-Billion Cryptocurrency Fraud by US SEC
The top US securities regulator sued the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange platform BitConnect over his alleged role in fraudulently raising about $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,600 crores) from thousands of retail investors.
