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UK woman racks up $50K debt in ‘Martin Lewis’ bitcoin scam

Scammers used the likeness of UK Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis to legitimize a fake bitcoin investment that led to thousands in loan debt.

Two-thirds of UK crypto firms skip vital ‘know your business’ checks

Research also showed that 70% of high street banks and 56% of challenger banks don’t carry out necessary ‘know your business’ verification.

The quaint village of Winchmore Hill invested in the crypto Koda, only for it to plummet in price soon after. Entire life savings are gone.

Ross Jay and Michael Freckleton lured investors with talk of a lucrative crypto market but stole £500k using the fictitious Telecoin token.

The 12-strong drug gang was sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court for selling 40kg of cocaine as well as ecstasy and other class-A drugs.