A large bitcoin scam occurred in South Africa. More than 27500 people were cheated for more than 50 million US dollars, and 27500 South Africa

A large bitcoin scam occurred in South Africa. More than 27500 people were cheated for more than 50 million US dollars, and 27500 South Africa

A large-scale bitcoin scam recently occurred in South Africa, with more than 27500 victims, including South African, American, and Australian. A spokesman for South African Police Hawks, Lloyd Ramovha, confirmed today that the fi Group is investigating a complaint against BTC global. BTC Global provides a service that converts bitcoin into an online wallet. Thousands of people have invested more than $50 million worth of digital cryptocurrency in the company.

"I talked to a investigators in our group about the case and he confirmed that they had received the case two weeks ago," ramha said ." More than 27500 people were cheated, many outside China, including Americans and Australians.

Ramja also said: "Currently, the amount of fraud has exceeded $50 million, but as more victims report the case, it is believed that the amount will continue to rise ." Ramha did not confirm whether the scammers are from South Africa.

"The investigation is still in its infancy and I cannot determine whether it belongs to the 'pons' scam," he said '. But BTC Global is under investigation for violating the financial consulting and intermediary services act ."

It is reported that a large number of victims from around the world said that their investment through BTC Global was between 16 thousand and 1.4 million South African rand (about 8532 yuan to 0.75 million yuan. Initially, they received a different amount of return every week until two weeks ago.