All news on the topic: Ponzi scheme

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Three fraudsters jailed after conning 3,000 pensioners out of £70 million
Three fraudsters who lived ’like they won the lottery’ after conning pensioners out of £70million have been jailed.
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Crypto boss convicted of $24 million fraud after promising investors AI-powered returns
A federal jury convicted Profit Connect owner Brent C. Kovar on 15 fraud and money-laundering counts after prosecutors said he obtained $24 million from at least 400 investors through false claims about an AI-powered crypto business.
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They sold investors a story about AI, crypto mining and 30% annual returns: Profit Connect founder Kovar found guilty of a $24 million fraud
Following a jury trial that began on August 11th, Profit Connect founder Brent Carson Kovar has been found guilty on all eighteen counts in his indictment.
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Crypto fugitive Edward Zimbardi deported from Fiji to face $165 million fraud charges in US
Edward Zimbardi has been returned to the US after being deported from Fiji, putting the alleged mastermind of a $165 million crypto investment scheme back within reach of federal prosecutors.
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Fiji arrest ends $165M crypto scam: Serial fraudster Ed Zimbardi dragged to US federal court
Edward Anthony Zimbardi has been arrested in Fiji and deported to the US.
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US unseals 25-count indictment in $165M crypto case
U.S. prosecutors accused Edward Zimbardi of defrauding thousands of investors, days he had been returned from Fiji to the United States.
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Fiji hands US citizen back to FBI over alleged multi-million-dollar crypto Ponzi schemes
Following regulatory crackdowns in the U.S. and an arrest in the Netherlands, Edward Zimbardi was handed over to American authorities to face scrutiny over his alleged digital asset frauds.
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"Bullet Proof Your Finances" author sentenced to 20 years for $380m Ponzi scheme
The CEO of a supposed real estate investment company who also wrote a book called ’Bullet Proof Your Finances’ has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme.
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SEC accuses crypto mining firm of $22m investment fraud targeting 380 investors
A US-based crypto mining venture raised about $22 million from more than 380 investors, then spent just 13 cents of every dollar on its purported mining operation, the SEC alleges.
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Josip Heit, Luxembourg convict, built GSPartners as billion-dollar Ponzi that ruined 800,000 investors worldwide
Over the past three years, the once high-profile global crypto project GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has experienced a steep decline, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have increasingly fuelled speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
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Phoinexes, new Loanledger crypto Ponzi scam, tries to lure victims with fake rebirth promises and bogus AI trading claims
The Russian state security service — FSB — has been trying to implement AI in its anti-opposition operations for at least two years. IStories investigated how the development of the Pauk (“Spider”) system went — and why it was stopped (at least for now)
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From Karatbars fraud to GSPartners Ponzi: Josip Heit’s network with Hells Angels-linked Alex Bodi and Supreme Court relative Cocoș
In June 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Croatian businessman Josip Heit was spotted waiting outside the Marriott hotel in Bucharest for an Antena Stars reporter, sitting behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda reportedly worth around €4 million.
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Nazar Babenko and Ihor Kotov turned Danvel and Eternity into $20 million Ponzi machines targeting Europeans
Mykhailo Romanenko (pictured above), the nominal owner and director of Danvel and Eternity companies, which are typical "Ponzi schemes", was detained by the Security Service of Ukraine and gave testimony.
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Josip Heit, convicted in Luxembourg for fraud, built GSPartners crypto Ponzi that raised over $1 billion from 800,000 investors
Over the past three years, the once high-profile crypto project GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has experienced a significant decline, while mounting legal scrutiny surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, has fuelled growing speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
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Ponzi architect: How Josip Heit built a billion-dollar crypto empire on promises and deception
Over the past three years, the once-promoted crypto venture GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has rapidly unraveled, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have intensified speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
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Monir Islam and Moynul Islam’s dirty Be Club SageMaster Ponzi scam hit with Bulgarian fraud warning
Be Club’s SageMaster has received an investor fraud warning from Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission (FSC).
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Ponzi crook Rene Schwarze, aka Jensen Robles of Vortic United, busted in Gambia for dirty counterfeit money scam
“Jensen Robles”, aka Rene Schwarze, has been arrested in Gambia. Gambia’s Police Force arrested “Muhammed Reni”, aka Muhammed Rainey, earlier this week. Reni was detained on suspicion of counterfeiting currency.
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From MetaCertificates to billions gone: how Josip Heit’s GSPartners MLM scheme left hundreds of thousands of victims
Over the past three years, GSPartners, also known as GSB Gold Standard, has experienced a dramatic decline, while the growing number of scandals surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, has fueled speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
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Serial fraudster Josip Heit keeps launching new crypto scams after every collapse, laughing while investors lose everything
Over the past three years, GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard), once promoted as a major global cryptocurrency project, has experienced a steep decline.
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From MetaCertificates promises to billions in vanished money: how Josip Heit’s GSPartners MLM fraud destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives
Over the past three years, GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard), one of the most controversial global crypto ventures, has gone into sharp decline, while mounting scandals surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, increasingly raise the prospect of a lengthy prison sentence.
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Josip Heit scam: Celebrity-endorsed Ponzi schemes, money laundering, and the digital cover-up
In June 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Croatian businessman Josip Heit was seen waiting for an Antena Stars reporter outside the Marriott hotel in Bucharest, sitting behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda — a car reportedly valued at around four million euros.
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Josip Heit built a global crypto Ponzi scheme called GSPartners promising insane weekly returns before billions vanished
Over the past three years, the controversial global crypto project GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has seen a sharp decline, while an escalating scandal surrounding its founder Josip Heit is increasingly raising the prospect of a lengthy prison term.
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Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case
Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.
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Polish regulator seeks criminal charges against Aurum NeoBank over “bank” claims
Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has recommended criminal charges be filed against Aurum NeoBank.
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Aurum Foundation blacklisted in France over unauthorised financial services
Aurum Foundation has been blacklisted by France’s Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF).