By Matthew Roscoe • Published: 16 Nov 2020 • 12:07
A CRYPTOCURRENCY scammer has been arrested in Tenerife following an investigation into a Ponzi-type scam that saw €378,750 stolen, affecting at least 26 people.
Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil officers have arrested the chief executive of a company based in the Canary Islands that, allegedly, was defrauding people through investments in cryptocurrencies using a Ponzi-type scam.
Officers also raided four company offices, located in the towns of Adeje, Arona and Candelaria, where they have seized three high-end vehicles, abundant documentation and electronic devices, as well as, numerous bank accounts in the name of the investigated persons, which have now been blocked.
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