Seven individuals have been indicted in Chiayi, Taiwan, for their role in a cryptocurrency scam that used the messaging app LINE to defraud at least 35 victims of nearly NT97.43million(approximatelyUS3.17 million). The group, led by a man named Lin, operated the scheme for six months, from February to August of the previous year. According to the indictment, the perpetrators created a fake LINE account, "Winnie-the-Pooh Professional Crypto Dealer," to lure victims into investing in the stablecoin Tether. They would have victims sign contracts and hand over cash, which was then used to buy Tether. The scammers then tricked the victims into transferring the cryptocurrency to other wallets, a scheme that involved both fraud and money laundering.
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