The Inner Mongolia police successfully persuaded two fugitives involved in a virtual currency pyramid scheme to surrender, with the platform's transaction volume exceeding 2 billion yuan
ChainCatcher news, according to the Chifeng Public Security WeChat account, the Economic Investigation Team of the Public Security Bureau of Yuanbao District, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, successfully persuaded two economic crime suspects who had fled to surrender. It is reported that in November 2022, the Public Security Bureau of Yuanbao District received a report from the public stating that they had downloaded and used a virtual currency platform in a WeChat group and were defrauded of 5,600 yuan on that platform. After receiving the report, the police conducted a preliminary analysis and believed that the platform was suspected of using virtual currency to engage in pyramid scheme activities. Investigation revealed that this virtual currency platform was based in Beijing, had a nationwide reach, a tightly organized structure, and novel criminal methods. By the time the case occurred, the total number of registered members on the platform had exceeded 18,000, involving 13 provinces and cities, with a transaction volume exceeding 2 billion yuan.In May 2023, after careful planning, the bureau organized over a hundred police officers to carry out a synchronized crackdown in cooperation with police in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and other locations, resulting in the arrest of 30 suspects, the seizure and freezing of virtual currencies worth approximately 10 million yuan involved in the case, and the confiscation of several tools used in the crime. With strong support and assistance from the Economic Investigation General Team of the Public Security Department and the Economic Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau, the Economic Investigation Team of the bureau successfully persuaded two economic crime suspects who had fled to surrender. Currently, the related cases are under further investigation.