1 week ago London mum left penniless by Tinder predator who posed as businessman in fake investment scam

Caitlyn, a mother of two, is among several London women targeted by convicted fraudster and rapist Christopher Harkins, who posed as a wealthy businessman on dating apps

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2 w. ago British man who hacked Twitter accounts of Barack Obama and Elon Musk in Bitcoin scam is ordered to pay back £4m

A British hacker who hijacked celebrity Twitter accounts including Barack Obama, Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian in a Bitcoin scam has been ordered to hand over £4million.

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2 w. ago British hacker who targeted Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in Bitcoin scam ordered to hand over £4million

Crown Prosecution Service secures High Court order forcing Joseph James O’Connor to surrender 42 Bitcoin and a stash of cryptocurrency

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3 w. ago Cryptoqueen Zhimin Qian in £5.5billion Bitcoin scam is arrested while still in bed

Zhimin Qian, 47, was sentenced to 11 years behind bars after she scammed some 128,000 people out of an estimated £5.5billion in an elaborate cryptocurrency scam

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3 w. ago Qian Zhimin, the 'cryptoqueen' fraudster who fled China for London luxury

Qian Zhimin, the 'cryptoqueen' fraudster who fled China for London luxury  CNA

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3 w. ago Chinese fraudster’s luxury run ends in London jail, Malaysian aide sentenced as UK police seize £5b in bitcoin

Chinese fraudster’s luxury run ends in London jail, Malaysian aide sentenced as UK police seize £5b in bitcoin  Malay Mail

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3 w. ago Moment ‘bitcoin queen’ fraud arrested in her bed as she’s jailed over £5bn stash

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

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3 w. ago Qian Zhimin: How a billion pound bitcoin scammer escaped China on a moped

She defrauded more than 128,000 victims between 2014 and 2017 through a Ponzi scheme in China

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3 w. ago Chinese fraudster's luxury life on the run ends in London jail

Chinese fraudster's luxury life on the run ends in London jail  Reuters

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3 w. ago Fraudster jailed after UK's largest cryptocurrency seizure worth £5.5bn

Zhimin Qian and Seng Hok Ling were sentenced following a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme

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3 w. ago Fraudster who hid in London is jailed over £5.5bn bitcoin scam

Zhimin Qian cheated 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before going on the run for six yearsA fraudster has been jailed over a scam that led to the UK’s largest ever cryptocurrency seizure of bitcoin worth more than £5.5bn.Zhimin Qian, 47, defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China through a Ponzi scheme before fleeing to the UK as an international fugitive. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Moment 'billionaire' Chinese 'Bitcoin Queen' behind Britain's biggest money laundering scheme is arrested in her bed

This is the moment a Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam worth more than £5billion was snared by police - while in bed. Zhimin Qian, known as the 'Bitcoin Queen', has today been jailed.

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3 w. ago Chinese ‘Bitcoin Queen’ behind £5.5bn crypto scam jailed after evading cops by hiding in luxury hotels across Europe

A CHINESE "Bitcoin Queen" behind a £5.5billion crypto scam has been jailed after she evaded cops by hiding out in luxury hotels. Zhimin Qian, 47, masterminded a Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017. She stashed the money in Bitcoin assets then fled to the UK when she...

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3 w. ago Mastermind behind £5b Bitcoin scam jailed after UK cop's largest

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3 w. ago Inside life of luxury of Ponzi scheme mastermind behind £5.5billion Bitcoin scam

Zhimin Qian, 47, masterminded a Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017 and stored the illegally obtained funds in Bitcoin assets

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3 w. ago How Chinese fraudster involved in £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam evaded UK authorities for six years

Zhimin Qian, 47, was arrested in April 2024 in what has been described as the UK’s largest cryptocurrency seizure

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3 w. ago Chinese 'Bitcoin Queen' behind £5.5bn crypto scam evaded authorities by going on lavish sightseeing trips in Europe and staying in luxury hotels, court hears

Zhimin Qian (pictured), 47, masterminded a Ponzi scheme which defrauded more than 128,000 victims in China between 2014 and 2017 before fleeing to the UK.

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3 w. ago Inside life of luxury of mastermind behind £5.5 billion Bitcoin scam

A Chinese fraudster involved in a Bitcoin scam worth more than £5.5 billion spent years evading British authorities sightseeing across Europe and staying in luxury hotels, a court heard.

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