A fraud investigation targeting an Internet user suspected of having seized investments in cryptocurrency at the expense of hundreds of people was opened, said the Paris prosecutor’s office on Monday August 1, confirming information from France Inter .
A Youtubeur named “Crypto Gouv” in the sights of the authorities
Crypto Gouv
, according to his nickname, vanished with 3 to 4 million euros, according to Me Jérémy Asta-Vola, the lawyer for four plaintiffs. That man created a Youtube channel in which he offered explanations on how to jointly invest in cryptocurrency and NFT projects on Discord and Telegram
(two messaging apps), explains to theAFP lawyer at the bar of Lyon.
He has retained a community for several months, some investors have invested a few hundred euros and others several tens of thousands
he adds.
But on July 9, Crypto Gouv
after having exchanged daily with Internet users and promising lucrative returns on investments, himself reveals the deception in a video by announcing to leave with the funds invested by Internet users who followed his tutorials, as well as the penalty he thinks he will incur.
Forty complaints filed
Between 200 and 300 people would now be affected by the scam, some forty complaints having been brought to the attention of Me Asta-Vola.
In addition to an online discussion on Discord dedicated to helping victims of Crypto Gouv
the lawyer announced the creation of an association to inform, help the victims
fraud in their approach.
According to him, you must always be perfectly informed about the projects in which you want to invest and never communicate personal information to a person who is not clearly identified, in this case and even in general
.
The investigation, opened in particular for fraud, was entrusted to the research section of Paris.
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