{"id":144025,"date":"2024-12-05T20:30:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T18:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=144025"},"modified":"2024-12-05T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T13:16:37","slug":"founders-of-major-crypto-ponzi-scheme-sentenced-to-prison-for-defrauding-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/founders-of-major-crypto-ponzi-scheme-sentenced-to-prison-for-defrauding-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Founders of Major Crypto Ponzi Scheme Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Their scheme<\/a><\/strong>, which began in 2018, falsely claimed to offer cryptocurrency trading and mining services, but instead used new investments to pay returns to earlier participants, typical of a Ponzi operation.<\/p>\n

The pair used flashy lifestyles to lure victims and offered a fake online platform to track profits, though withdrawals were impossible.<\/p>\n

When complaints arose, they introduced a worthless cryptocurrency token called \u201cIcoms,\u201d promising future value. The scheme collapsed by 2019, leaving investors with heavy losses.<\/p>\n