Жители Зимбабве стали жертвами фейковой биткоин-компании

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2021-05-08Last updated on 2025-06-08

Мошенники выдавали себя за сотрудников InnBucks Investment.
Пострадавшие переводили деньги через сервис Ecocash и теряли свои средства.
Компания InnBucks опровергла причастность к схеме и заявила, что преступники маскировались под ее бренд.

Сотни жителей Зимбабве стали жертвами мошеннической схемы, маскирующейся под InnBucks Investment в соцсети Facebook. Пользователей убеждали вложить средства на поддельную платформу для торговли биткоинами, обещая гарантированную прибыль. Деньги переводились через сервис Ecocash на неизвестные счета.

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— InnBucks® (@Inn_Bucks) May 21, 2025

Мошенническая платформа использовала рекламу с обещаниями высокой доходности и распространяла ссылки среди пользователей, которые вели на специальный сайт. Пользователей убеждали в безопасности инвестиций и отсутствии скрытых комиссий. Далее злоумышленники требовали пройти регистрацию и отправить им персональные данные через WhatsApp.

«Вот возможность сделать x3 от ваших инвестиций без каких-либо скрытых комиссий или платы за снятие средств, на 100% безопасно и надежно. Вы также можете получить доступ к вашему торговому счету. Отправьте нам сообщение прямо сейчас, чтобы начать», — говорилось в рассылке от аферистов.

Настоящая компания InnBucks опубликовала предупреждение на своей официальной странице, подчеркнув, что не участвует в инвестиционных схемах. Представители фирмы призвали клиентов не сообщать личную информацию и проверять легитимность страниц только через официальные каналы связи.

Журналистское расследование показало, что мошенники использовали имя Мишель Чиунда и номер WhatsApp, зарегистрированный, по словам владелицы, без ее ведома. Женщина утверждала, что номером мог воспользоваться злоумышленник, а фамилия, использованная в схеме, действительно совпадает с ее собственной.

Псевдосотрудник объяснял детали инвестиций, заявляя, что платформа управляет торговлей от имени клиента и обещает доход в 10 раз больше вложенной суммы. Выплаты, по их словам, производятся через Ecocash, Innbucks или Mukuru — однако ни один из сервисов не подтверждает связи с платформой.

Правоохранительные органы и InnBucks предупреждены о мошенничестве и ведут расследование. Местным гражданам рекомендуют быть осторожными, а потенциальные убытки на момент публикации материала неизвестны.

Напомним, мы писали, что Министр юстиции Чехии подал в отставку из-за подарка от преступника в виде биткоинов на $45 млн.

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