95 m. 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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27 h. 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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28 h. 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...

Economics

28 h. 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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28 h. 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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28 h. ago Mastermind behind £5b Bitcoin scam jailed after UK cop's largest

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47 h. 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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49 h. 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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51 h. 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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53 h. 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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2 w. ago Grandmother, 80, left living in a caravan after losing £222,000 in 'Martin Lewis' Bitcoin investment scam

In one of Britain's worst ever scam cases, the woman from Kent clicked on an advert on Facebook for a firm claiming to offer Bitcoin investments backed by Martin Lewis .

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4 w. ago 'Global phone scam kingpin' has £100million London mansion seized along with 18 other properties as he is charged with founding £10.5billion bitcoin racket

A British man has had more than £10.5 billion in bitcoin seized after he was charged with allegedly engaging in a massive crypto scam which saw the businessman use forced labour camps.

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