The British police will return confiscated crypto acts to the victims of fraud to $2,9 million – Bits Media

British police will return confiscated 2,37 Milln pounds of sterling to the victims of crypto -dexterity, invested in a fake project Iota. Assets were seized with the participation of the Kraken crypto accounts.

At the beginning of the year, the Department of Organized Crime of the Southeast region of Great Britain (Sero) Confiscated near 2,37 Milln pounds ($2,9 million) In cryptocurrencies from the Dutchman Wiybo Vyersma wallet (Wybo Wiersma). 40-A summer man created a fake website, Mashed it under the blockchain Iota. The attacker deceived around 50 investors from different countries, convincing them to buy cryptocurrency through a fraudulent site.

Wirsma generated sid-frase for users in advance, thanks to which I was able to access the wallets of the victims. In January 2018 for years he appropriated other people's crypto assets, and then distributed them to several cryptocurrency addresses. The fraudster was arrested in 2019 year, And in January of this year, he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

Law enforcement officers reported, that this case was the first, когда британская полиция применила Закон о доходах от преступной деятельности для конфискации украденных средств с криптовалютной биржи. The police told, that when investigating this case, many difficulties had to overcome, Including the converting of stolen cryptocurrencies. However, thanks to the efforts of the British financial supervision department (FCA) And Kraken crypto -rhins, The authorities were able to convert the stolen crypto assets into pounds of sterling and ensure the legality of this process.

“The victims of fraud patiently hoped for a refund for five years. This could not have happened, If not for the cooperation with the Kraken trading platform ", - Dating Inspector Serocu Rob Bryant (Rob Bryant).

Recall, that recently the UK parliament has adopted a bill, which will allow law enforcement officers to block and withdraw crypto assets, Without waiting for the conviction.