From Millionaire to Penniless: A Carefully Planned Crypto Scam
In May 2022, a project named 'Squid Game Coin' (SQUID) skyrocketed by 2300 times in just five days, only to have its price plummet to zero, with developers absconding with approximately $3.38 million. This project, which used the popular web series 'Squid Game' as a gimmick, designed a complex anti-cashout mechanism—investors could buy in but could never sell out.
This is just the tip of the iceberg for scams in the crypto world. More sophisticated scams often wear a facade of legitimacy, such as the 'South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme' MTI (Mirror Trading International), which was involved in a $4.5 billion case in 2023. The company promised monthly returns of 20% through 'AI trading robots', attracting over 1 million investors from 190 countries worldwide. In reality, there was no such thing as AI trading; funds merely circulated between new and old investors, forming a typical Ponzi structure.
Is the "teacher" in the cryptocurrency world going to make you rich? Hundreds of people lost millions overnight
Last year, a cryptocurrency trading group called "Xingchen Community" quietly became popular online. The self-proclaimed "cryptocurrency master" "Teacher Wang" shared market analysis daily, speaking with confidence, gradually winning the trust of hundreds of investors in the group.
After months of groundwork, "Teacher Wang" began to recommend a project called "Xingchen Chain," claiming it was developed by a top overseas team and that there was "insider information" that it would soon skyrocket. He showcased screenshots of his profits amounting to millions and set up an "exclusive private placement channel," promising capital protection and high returns. Under the hype created by the "assistants" and "group friends" who had "purchased in advance," investors rushed to transfer funds into designated wallets, accumulating over ten million yuan.
However, the day after the private placement ended, the official website and community of "Xingchen Chain" suddenly disappeared, and "Teacher Wang" and his team vanished into thin air. It was then that the investors realized the so-called project website was a counterfeit template, the wallet address was controlled by scammers, and those active "beneficiaries" in the group were all hired actors. The tens of millions had already been transferred to a coin mixer, and there was no way to trace it back. #比特币流动性
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