Russia’s Central Bank: more than half of revealed Ponzi schemes in the first quarter of 2022 tied to cryptocurrencies

06/13 10:34

Scammers explore and abuse new financial and technological trends in their Ponzi schemes, told Valery Lyakh, director of the Russian Central Bank's department for countering unscrupulous practices, in an interview with Radio Sputnik. "Fraudsters go along with new cover and trends to draw citizens into Ponzi schemes, while advanced communication and financial technologies allow them to get even more people involved into their illegal activities," Valery Lyakh said. Recently, cryptocurrencies have emerged as the tool of preference for scammers to make profit of Ponzi schemes, the Central Bank representative continued. "For example, cryptocurrencies are accepted as ‘investment funds’ or it is promised that potential investors will be reimbursed in ‘crypto’. This approach was used by more than half of the Ponzi schemes revealed in the first quarter of 2022," he clarified.

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