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NEWS: Gang of 12 arrested for €3M scam with fake celebrity ads promising ‘quick and easy’ crypto

FILE PHOTO: The Moldovan flag files during a ceremony marking the State Flag Day in Chisinau, Moldova April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza/File Photo

By Paul O’Donoghue

A GANG of 12 people have been arrested in Moldova under suspicion of scamming more than 150 people using fake online advertisements.

Eurojust, an EU agency which helps countries tackle cross-border crime, said that the group sold a “non-existent investment scheme” to gain access to their victims’ bank accounts.

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