20-year-old imprisoned for $1M crypto SIM-swap scam
Jordan Persad was sentenced last week and ordered to pay $950,000 after he was caught siphoning crypto through a series of SIM swap attacks.
Jordan Persad was sentenced last week and ordered to pay $950,000 after he was caught siphoning crypto through a series of SIM swap attacks.
The Ponzi-style scheme lured investors with hefty returns on investment in two fictitious cryptocurrencies, Korvio Coin and DGT Coin.
Lawyers representing mining tycoon Andrew Forrest say that the documents lack a legitimate forensic purpose and have no relevance to the case.
As part of an investigation into the suspects, Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office has seized property worth 585 million baht ($16.5M).
Scammers lured crypto investors with promises of handsome profits but their so-called portfolios were faked by computer programmers.