Plastic Surgery Fails to Help Crypto Scammer Evade Arrest After 10 Months
South Korean police arrested a man in his 40s for orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded 158 investors of 16 billion won ($12 million). Operating from November 2021 to June 2022, he promised an 18% monthly re...
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