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“Bitcoin Queen” gets 11 years in prison for $7.3 billion Bitcoin scam (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/buttcoin@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/37527321

A Chinese woman known as the "Bitcoin Queen" was sentenced in London to 11 years and eight months in jail for laundering Bitcoin from a £5.5 billion ($7.3 billion) cryptocurrency investment scheme. [...]

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

Just saying For an elderly person today (ofc these were victims ~3-4 years ago now), it's not all that surprising to (a) have amassed $300k net worth, and (b) give it away to scammer because people crave human connection

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