GET YOUR MONEY BACK FROM STEVEN TWAIN
More than 27‚500 people‚ including South Africans‚ Americans and Australians have been duped by one of the biggest bitcoin scams to hit South Africa. Hawks spokesman Captain Lloyd Ramovha on Thursday confirmed that the serious commercial crimes unit was investigating complaints against BTC global‚ a company in which thousands invested cryptocurrency valued at more than $50-million by transferring bitcoins into an online wallet address. "I have spoken to one of the investigators in our team and he has confirmed that this matter came to them about two weeks ago. There are in excess of 27‚500 complainants with many outside South Africa. "The amount is over $50-million and could rise as more victims come forward‚" said Ramovha. He could not confirm if the scam artists were South Africans. "The investigation is in its infancy. I also cannot say whether it is a Ponzi scheme. BTC Global is being investigated for contravening the Financial Advisory and Interme...