#BREAKING
Crypto Scam
šØ World Record: UK Police Seize 61,000 $BTC in Fraud Case
The largest cryptocurrency seizure in history just made headlines ā and itās straight out of a crime thriller.
š The Numbers
61,000 Bitcoin seized.
Current Value: Ā£5.5B+ ($6.7ā7.4B).
Seizing Authority: UK Metropolitan Police.
Thatās bigger than even the Bitfinex hack seizure by the U.S. DoJ.
š¤ The Mastermind: Zhimin Qian (aka Yadi Zhang, āGoddess of Wealthā)
Ran a Ponzi-style investment scam in China (2014ā2017), defrauding 128,000+ victims, mostly elderly.
Fled China with the proceeds in Bitcoin, using a fake St. Kitts & Nevis passport to enter the UK.
š° The Laundering Scheme
Enlisted Jian Wen, a former takeaway worker, as her āfrontwoman.ā
Lived in a Ā£5M Hampstead mansion, spending big at Harrods, buying Dubai properties, and traveling first-class.
Covered it all up with a story about a ājewelry businessā and āmining profits.ā
š The Breakthrough
In 2018, UK police raided her home.
The jackpot? A laptop holding keys to 61,000 BTC in wallets.
āļø The Legal Fallout
Qian has now pleaded guilty to acquiring and possessing criminal property.
Accomplice Jian Wen was convicted earlier and jailed for 6 years, 8 months.
The seized Bitcoin sits in limbo as China demands restitution for victims.
