Between 15 and 20 thousand inhabitants of San Pedro fell into a pyramid scam after being deceived through an investment system in fake cryptocurrencies that offered significant short-term returns. It is expected that in the next few hours the first complaints regarding the case will be filed.the lawyer advanced Adolfo Erdaire.
The lawyer was the one who began sharing warnings on his social networks so that more people do not fall into this scam. He reported that, if “you invested money in ‘La China'”, as an office “They will advise you, take immediate action and protect your savings.”
There are already 50 victims who asked for his advice in the face of the scandal generated by the platform created and promoted by the Knight Consortium Foundationwhere investments were promised to double in a month and a half and even offered returns of between 1% and 2% daily in dollars.
Although initially it seemed like a good deal, the victims became suspicious when it began to emerge that the pyramid could collapse. This caused chaos in the city. Many of the neighbors had invested all their savings and among the victims were retirees.
“There are people who have not been able to withdraw money for three weeks, By not achieving it, she is worried and that worry led to fear,” said Erdaire.
How the pyramid scam began in San Pedro
The platform began to become popular four years ago, first with “word of mouth” and then, due to viralization, many entered on their own.
Until this Monday afternoon, no formal complaint was registered, although it is estimated that the first lawsuits would reach Justice between the Thursday or Friday of this week.
“What we are presenting is a complaint for alleged fraud or fraud of 171 and 173 and it is to investigate whether there is a crime due to the use and sale of biometric data and because there is an audio that appeared today of a person who says that you cannot withdraw the money because of what is happening“, explained the lawyer to this medium.
Furthermore, he added that it is an investigation that “has just started” and what they want to know “who brought these actors who said they were CEOs and who is the Asian woman who calls herself ‘La China'”.
Finally, Erdaire confirmed that several victims They were threatened since many consider it to be a scamwhile others support the foundation: “San Pedro is very divided right now.”
Source: Ambito
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