Media: developers crypto player PlusToken suspected of fraud at $ 3 billion

According to 8btc , the creators of the PlusToken wallet allegedly disappeared with $ 3 billion in user funds. The publication emphasizes that today it is the largest exit scam and Ponzi scheme in China.

Many users of social networks complain that they have been unable to withdraw funds for several days:

At the same time, since June 29, the course of the native token of the PlusCoin platform “hangs” at $ 139,237, absolutely not changing. According to investors, the project team disappeared with assets of 20 billion yuan (about $ 3 billion).

781,000 ETH is stored on one of Ethereum's PlusToken addresses (more than $ 220 million at the current exchange rate). In addition to the ether, the wallet allowed to store Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, XRP, Dogecoin and DASH.

PlusToken was launched in 2018. The wallet was positioned as a decentralized solution and an “international cryptocurrency project,” allegedly supported by a team from South Korea and promoted mainly in Asian countries like China, Japan, Myanmar, Vietnam, as well as in the EU and Russia.

On the project website it is indicated that the co-founder of PlusToken is a certain Mr. Leo, however, almost no additional data about him. Also, some information indicates that the wallet was developed by one Chinese company based in Jiaxing (Zhejiang Province).

The company was characterized by clear signs of a financial pyramid. Thus, investors were offered a referral system and the opportunity to receive monthly funds from 6% to 19%.

Previously, the company set an ambitious goal – to increase in 2019 the user base to 10 million people. Last month, PlusToken reported 3 million registered users.

In March, police in the southern province of Hunan initiated an investigation into the Ponzi-scheme PlusToken. Since then, the head of the Chinese division, Chen Bo, with five other project-related citizens of the PRC, has been on the run.

Earlier, BlockchainJournal reported on exit-scam of the Bitsane cryptocurrency exchange .

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