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27-06-2023, 09:03 PM
Noticias;
Scam of 500,000 euros in cryptocurrencies with ramifications in Fuerteventura.
The Money was actually intended to finance a life full of luxuries of the detainee, including high-end vehicles and private investments.
Agents of the National Police have arrested in Las Palmas de G.C. a 43-year-old man with a Police record and a 63-year-old woman for crimes of (depending on the case) fraud, misappropriation and Money laundering. The detainee and main investigated managed to deceive 40 people with a supposed safe and highly profitable investment strategy. The investment of new victims covered the payment of profits to the first investors. The Money was actually intended to finance a life full of luxuries of the detainee, including high-end vehicles and private investments. The scams impacted most strongly in Tamaraceite and El Sebadal (Gran Canaria) and Fuerteventura.
In August of last year, the National Police received the first complaints about a possible scam, whose common link was a 43-year-old man, who promised a series of investments in cryptocurrencies through an aggressive and highly profitable strategy.
The investigation initiated as a result of the aforementioned complaints allowed to identify 40 victims, who put their savings in the hands of the main defendant with the false promise of recovering the investment in a short space of time.
In this type of scams, known as "Ponzi" pyramid schemes, the entry of new investors covers the profits of older investors and so on without there being any type of benefit or real return on the capital contributed.
The alleged investment, carried out through two companies to give credibility and solidity to the deception, included the acquisition of more than 100 cutting-edge computer equipment and the creation of three cryptocurrency mining centers located in Tamaraceite and El Sebadal, as well as a third on the island of Fuerteventura. On the other hand, the Money invested by the victims was mostly destined by the investigated to cover a life of luxuries and investments this time, yes, real.
Police investigators were able to determine that of the half a million euros invested in this system, approximately 320,000 euros were disposed of in a particular way.
The Police operation culminated in the arrest of the alleged perpetrator, 43 years of age and the indictment of a 63-year-old woman for crimes of, depending on the case, fraud, misappropriation and Money laundering.
This case is under the instruction of Court No. 5 of Las Palmas de G.C. and the investigation is still open, so new Police actions or arrests are not ruled out.
Scam of 500,000 euros in cryptocurrencies with ramifications in Fuerteventura.
The Money was actually intended to finance a life full of luxuries of the detainee, including high-end vehicles and private investments.
Agents of the National Police have arrested in Las Palmas de G.C. a 43-year-old man with a Police record and a 63-year-old woman for crimes of (depending on the case) fraud, misappropriation and Money laundering. The detainee and main investigated managed to deceive 40 people with a supposed safe and highly profitable investment strategy. The investment of new victims covered the payment of profits to the first investors. The Money was actually intended to finance a life full of luxuries of the detainee, including high-end vehicles and private investments. The scams impacted most strongly in Tamaraceite and El Sebadal (Gran Canaria) and Fuerteventura.
In August of last year, the National Police received the first complaints about a possible scam, whose common link was a 43-year-old man, who promised a series of investments in cryptocurrencies through an aggressive and highly profitable strategy.
The investigation initiated as a result of the aforementioned complaints allowed to identify 40 victims, who put their savings in the hands of the main defendant with the false promise of recovering the investment in a short space of time.
In this type of scams, known as "Ponzi" pyramid schemes, the entry of new investors covers the profits of older investors and so on without there being any type of benefit or real return on the capital contributed.
The alleged investment, carried out through two companies to give credibility and solidity to the deception, included the acquisition of more than 100 cutting-edge computer equipment and the creation of three cryptocurrency mining centers located in Tamaraceite and El Sebadal, as well as a third on the island of Fuerteventura. On the other hand, the Money invested by the victims was mostly destined by the investigated to cover a life of luxuries and investments this time, yes, real.
Police investigators were able to determine that of the half a million euros invested in this system, approximately 320,000 euros were disposed of in a particular way.
The Police operation culminated in the arrest of the alleged perpetrator, 43 years of age and the indictment of a 63-year-old woman for crimes of, depending on the case, fraud, misappropriation and Money laundering.
This case is under the instruction of Court No. 5 of Las Palmas de G.C. and the investigation is still open, so new Police actions or arrests are not ruled out.