AfriCrypt Platform Founders Deny Theft Of Users' Crypto Assets – Bits Media

Rais Keiji denies, that he and his brother went into hiding with investors' cryptoassets worth $3.6 billion and approves, that the Africrypt platform has lost $5 Milln as a result of hacking.

Bratya Amir and Rais Keiji (Amir и Raees Kajee) deny the theft of user cryptoactives worth $3.6 billion and claim, that the Africrypt platform has lost $5 Milln as a result of hacking.

Last week, information appeared, that the founders of the South African investment platform AfriCrypt Amir and Rais Keiji (Amir и Raees Kajee) stole 69 000 BTC users. In the last statement of the Cage brothers, an appeal to investors to refrain from court claims, Since this will slow down the process of returning funds.

Although Africrypt notified users about hacking yet 13 april, Clients were worried after receiving a letter from the founders. Soon after, the Cage brothers stopped Africrypt and disappeared.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Rais tried to refute the accusations, nominated against Africrypt and its co -founders. He declared, that the brothers disappeared after receiving threats from some "very, Very dangerous people. "

Rais also denied the theft of crypto acts on $3.6 billion and approved, that the company ruled only $200 Milln at the peak of its activities in April. He declared, that crypto acts of investors worth $5 Milln disappeared during the hacking of the platform.

Law Firm Hanekom Attorneys, representing customers Africrypt, claims, that the brothers transferred BTC to the amount $3.6 billion from Africrypt's accounts and clients, Before you spend them through the “various darknet mixers” to prevent further monitoring of coins.

If the accusations against Africrypt are correct, This incident will surpass the losses of the South African fraudulent scheme of Mirror Trading International, which managed to collect 23 000 BTC (more $700 million). Lawyer John Ostheisen, representing the Cage brothers, stated, that the founders of Africrypt "categorically deny" the accusations of theft of investors' money.

“They say, that the assets were stolen during hacking ", He added.

Office for the supervision of the financial sector South Africa (Fsca) 24 June published a statement on this case, Marking, that the project has the characteristics of the Ponzi scheme:

“This organization offered an exceptionally high and unrealistic profit, Similar to that one, which was offered illegal investment schemes, Widely known as Ponzi ".

However, FSCA stated, that it cannot take any actions against Africrypt, Since crypto acts are not regulated in South Africa. According to the publication of WSJ, A separate group of investors achieves the elimination of Africrypt. The brothers plan to appear at the hearing 19 july.