94 m. ago The Chinese 'Bitcoin queen', the £5.5bn stash and the five year police chase. Inside London’s crypto wars

With crypto crime soaring, perpetrators bagging billions and even resorting to kidnapping, can law enforcement catch up with the culprits?

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3 h. 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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7 h. ago Moment ‘Cryptoqueen’ scammer with £5bn Bitcoin stash arrested in bed

A “Crypto queen” fraudster who masterminded a scam that led UK police to seize more than £5.5bn in Bitcoin was arrested in bed, police bodycam video shows.

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10 h. ago Chinese 'Cryptoqueen' Jailed Over £5B Bitcoin Fraud, UK Police Confirm Possible London Payouts

Chinese 'Cryptoqueen' Jailed Over £5B Bitcoin Fraud, UK Police Confirm Possible London Payouts  Yahoo

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22 h. ago Massive sum Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Charli XCX helped to add to UK economy last year revealed

DUA Lipa helped music boost the UK economy to the tune of £8billion last year.  The singer — whose hits include New Rules and Levitating — was one of the industry’s biggest money-makers as its contribution to the country’s coffers leapt by five per cent.  She saw album Radical Optimism debut at No1 in the...

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25 h. 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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28 h. ago Moment billionaire 'Bitcoin Queen' arrested in bed after UK's largest

Chinese fraudster Zhimin Qian and her accomplice have been jailed following what UK cop's are calling the largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure after more than £5billion in Bitcoin were taken

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30 h. 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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30 h. ago Chinese Cryptoqueen caught in London, in what was considered largest Bitcoin seizure

Chinese Cryptoqueen caught in London, in what was considered largest Bitcoin seizure  Times of India

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30 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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30 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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30 h. ago Chinese fraudster involved in largest UK cryptocurrency seizure jailed

Zhimin Qian and her accomplice Seng Hok Ling were sentenced over the roles they played in a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme.

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51 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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53 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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55 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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57 h. ago HMRC issues update on ‘biggest change’ in income tax for 30 years

Thousands of people are testing the Making Tax Digital system before it becomes mandatory for some next year

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58 h. ago Britain’s ‘2nd biggest online retailer’ is taken over by US giant after £500million loss

THE UK’s "second biggest online retailer" has been taken over by a US giant after suffering a £500 million loss. The latest move means one of the richest families in Britain has lost another piece of its business empire. On Monday, online retailer The Very Group, which owns Littlewoods.com, confirmed it had been taken over...

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4 d. ago The best paid jobs... and which careers saw the biggest pay rises this year: See how your profession and salary compare with our new calculator

Our exclusive analysis of official ONS data reveals which occupations far exceeded the average pay rise, with some scoring growth into the double-digit percentages.

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4 d. ago Britain's BIGGEST house price winners: Areas where prices have surged 70% in 20 years

Areas in London and Greater Manchester topped the list of locations which have seen super-sized price rises, according to estate agent Savills.

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1 week ago Shares in challenger bank Shawbrook surge on London debut in biggest IPO of 2025

Shawbrook shares soared in early trading on Thursday after the challenger bank made its London Stock Exchange debut.

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