Cointime

Cointime

Download App
iOS & Android
Home / Security

Canadian Man Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping and Assaulting Cryptocurrency Scammer

Akil Heywood has been arrested by Canadian law enforcement for allegedly kidnapping, threatening, and beating Aiden Pleterski, who is accused of orchestrating a crypto scam that defrauded investors of over $40 million. Heywood invested $740,000 with Pleterski and is one of five people facing charges related to the kidnapping and assault of the "Crypto King."

Pleterski has apologized for his actions and promised to repay the investors, but his lawyer has suggested that his confession may have been coerced by his kidnappers. Meanwhile, the BC Securities Regulator has accused a Canadian crypto platform of committing fraud worth millions of dollars, and a recent study found that one-third of Canadian HODLers have lost money to crypto scams. Additionally, a phishing scammer in Canada has been exposed for stealing over $1 million in crypto and NFTs. Tags: Canada Crypto Scams.

Canada Fraud
Comments

All Comments

Recommended for you

  • Ryan Sean Adams ·

    Will this cycle skip Ethereum?

    Ryan Sean Adams is going to take the perspective of long-term Ethereum bulls, not the obviously wrong dyed in the wool Ethereum is dead haters.
    Will this cycle skip Ethereum?

  • U.S. Department of Justice: Two Chinese nationals arrested for allegedly defrauding at least $73 million through cryptocurrency investments

    According to the official website of the United States Department of Justice, a complaint from the central region of California was made public yesterday, accusing two Chinese nationals of playing a major role in a money laundering scheme involving cryptocurrency investment fraud.Daren Li, 41 years old, is a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, and is also a resident of China, Cambodia, and the United Arab Emirates. He was arrested on April 12th at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and later transferred to the central region of California. Yicheng Zhang, 38 years old, is a Chinese national currently residing in Temple City, California. He was arrested yesterday in Los Angeles. Today, they are accused of leading a money laundering scheme related to an international cryptocurrency investment scam, involving at least $73 million. These arrests were made possible thanks to the assistance of our international and US partners, demonstrating the Department of Justice's commitment to continuing to combat the entire cybercrime ecosystem and prevent fraud in various financial markets.

  • Binance assisted Taiwan’s law enforcement agencies in cracking a major virtual asset case involving nearly NT$200 million

    On May 17th, Binance announced that the Financial Crime Compliance department (FCC) of Binance, in collaboration with the Taiwan Department of Justice Investigation Bureau, has successfully cracked a major criminal case involving money laundering of virtual assets, with an involved amount of nearly 200 million New Taiwan dollars. Throughout the entire case, Binance provided support to Taiwan's crime fighters, offering crucial intelligence and assistance, and played a key role in promoting the investigation.

  • Rugpull occurs on Ethereum with fake NOT tokens

    PeckShield has monitored that the fake token Notcoin (NOT) on Ethereum has dropped 100%. An address starting with 0xE0eB sold 1,645,040,633,338,481.95 NOT and exchanged it for 93.5 WETH (valued at $281,000 USD). Note: Rugpull tokens have the same name as legitimate tokens.

  • The Sonne Finance hacker address has exchanged 56 WBTC into about 1,185 ETH

    According to PeckShield's monitoring, Sonne Finance hacker address 0x6277...4c07 has exchanged 56 WBTC for approximately 1,185 ETH and 3 WBTC for 183,000 DAI.

  • Italy and four other European countries cracked down on virtual currency fund fraud and confiscated 600 million euros in assets

    Four countries - Italy, Austria, Romania, and Slovakia - have taken joint action to arrest 22 individuals on suspicion of participating in a fraud scheme involving the EU's post-coronavirus recovery fund. The operation resulted in the seizure of over 600 million euros in assets, including Lamborghini and Porsche sports cars, Rolex watches, Cartier jewelry, and virtual currency.

  • The Zhangzhou Public Security Bureau in Fujian Province cracked the "Prosperous China Digital Currency" fraud case, involving a total amount of up to 200 million yuan.

    The public security organs of Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, have solved a national case involving ethnic asset thawing, involving more than 10,000 victims in 29 provinces and cities across the country, after two years of investigation. According to the police officers of the special case team, the fraudsters fabricated false projects such as "Shengshi Zhonghua Digital Currency" to deceive victims into purchasing so-called "digital currency membership cards" under the guise of investment, claiming that "Shengshi Zhonghua has already connected to the H5 port of the central bank." At present, the police have arrested 178 criminal suspects and the amount involved is 200 million yuan.

  • Ledger: Beware of phishing and scams, only two official accounts

    Ledger officials have warned about ongoing phishing and fraud. Ledger only has two genuine social media accounts, @ledger and @ledger_support. The rest are fake accounts, and anyone asking for your 24-word recovery phrase is a criminal.

  • Taiwan’s “Duoduo Blind Box” defrauded nearly NT$10 million in Tether

    China Taiwan's "Dodo Blind Box" is involved in virtual currency fraud of nearly 10 million new Taiwan dollars. The platform uses the virtual currency Tether, with each blind box costing at least 300 Tether and the most expensive being 2000 Tether. After people grab the blind box, the platform immediately adds 3% and then sells it on the platform. Currently, at least 8 people have been deceived, with the amount involved reaching over 9 million new Taiwan dollars.

  • Crypto Exchange FTX Sues Founder's Parents for Fraudulently Transferred Funds

    Crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against the parents of its founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing them of fraudulently transferring and misappropriating millions of dollars. The lawsuit seeks damages, the return of any property or payments made to the parents by FTX, and punitive damages resulting from their "conscious, willful, wanton, and malicious conduct."

Daily Must-Read

Popular Activities

Delysium $AGI & AI Private Yacht Party

Delysium $AGI & AI Private Yacht Party

March 27 - March 27
Seoul

Popular Tags

Cointime
News
Contents
RSS
Company