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数字货币骗局的运营者逃离南非

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Steve Kaaru

南非一家数字货币公司的投资者担心这家公司的创始人可能已经逃离该国。南非警方正在调查这名男子，但根据当地报道，他很可能逃到了邻国莫桑比克（Mozambique）。

威利·布里德（Willie Breedt）是VaultAge Solutions公司的创始人，他于2018年创办了这家初创公司。据称，他以为客户的投资提供每周回报为承诺，来吸引投资者，起投金额为50美元。他声称投资的钱将用于数字货币挖矿和交易。据当地媒体News24报道，这家初创公司拥有2000多名投资者。

在2019年，布里德在年末停止向投资者支付投资的收益之前，对于这些投资者而言，一切都很顺利。投资者追着布里德要回他们的钱，他也答应会还给他们。据报道，投资者最后一次联系到布里德是在2019年12月。

据该国内政部透露，他于2019年12月21日离开南非前往莫桑比克。这让许多投资者感到沮丧，因为他们收回资金的希望日渐渺茫。

据称，VaultAge成立的两年以来，已经从投资者那里筹集了数百万美元。一位投资者告诉 News24，他已经投资了600万兰特（约合34.8万美元）。其他人表示，已经将他们的养老金投资进去了，一位投资者称：

“我们都是养老金领取者，投资了20万兰特（约合11580美元）。从12月到4月，我们收到了投资成长收益的付款。但从那以后，我们再也没有得到任何钱。我们感到绝望，靠着微薄的预算生活。”

尽管筹集了数百万美元的投资，但VaultAge并没有向南非金融服务行为管理局（FSCA）进行注册。该公司的创始人向联系过他的投资者都给予了含糊的反馈。

在对News24的回复中，布里德说，“我正忙于履行我对会员们所做的承诺。这一承诺是在5月31日前偿还所有本金。”

然而，他拒绝对他所谓的莫桑比克之行发表评论，也拒绝透露他目前的行踪。

南非人民对数字货币骗局并不陌生。2019年，一家名为Bitcoin Wallet的公司关闭了自己的办公室，并透露他们没有钱退还给投资者了。该公司在其鼎盛时期，每天的投资进账为142000美元。

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Digital currency scam operator flees South Africa

Business

Steve Kaaru

Investors in a South African digital currency company fear that the founder may have fled the country. The South African police are investigating the man, but according to local reports, he most likely fled to neighboring Mozambique.

Willie Breedt is the founder of VaultAge Solutions, a startup he launched in 2018. He allegedly lured investors with promises of weekly returns on their investments, with the investments starting at $50.  He claimed to invest in digital currency mining and trading. According to local outlet News24, the startup had over 2,000 investors.

It had all been smooth-sailing for the investors up until late 2019 when the payments stopped. They pursued Breedt to demand for their money and he promised to pay them back. The last time they were able to contact him was December 2019, according to the report.

The country’s Department of Home Affairs has revealed that he left South Africa for Mozambique on December 21, 2019. This left many investors feeling dejected as their hopes of recovering their money fades by the day.

VaultAge is alleged to have raised millions of dollars from the investors in its two years of existence. One investor told News24 that he had invested 6 million rand ($348,000). Others claimed to have invested their pension, with one investor claiming:

“We are pensioners and invested R200 000 ($11,580). From December until April, we received payments on the growth of our investment. Since then, we never got any money. We are desperate and living on a shoestring budget.”

Despite raising millions in investment, VaultAge wasn’t registered with the Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA). Its founder has also given halfhearted feedback to investors who have reached out to him.

In a reply to News24, he stated, “I am busy attending to the commitments I have made to members. The commitment is to have all the initial capital paid back by 31 May.”

However, he refused to comment on his alleged trip to Mozambique or reveal his current whereabouts.

South Africa is no stranger to digital currency scams. In 2019, a company known as Bitcoin Wallet shut down its offices and revealed that it had no money to refund its investors. In its prime, the company had been bringing in $142,000 per day in investment.

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