This e-presentation describes three cases of fraudulent activities committed through the use of cryptocurrencies. Two cases involve retail investors who were 'deceived' and transferred their assets to platforms that later turned out to be fraudulent, while the third case concerns a bitcoin theft. The presentation highlights the scammers' practices of obtaining increasingly larger sums of money from their victims, how they not only use cryptocurrency trading platforms but also employ additional schemes, such as tax-related strategies, to extort increasingly larger amounts, also addressing the psychological aspect of the victim.
e-Presentation | December 2024 | Learning time: 56 minutes
e-Presentation by Markus Lange, Partner, bakertilly, Frankfurt am Main.