A pair of brothers in South Africa were accused of committing the largest amount of cryptocurrency fraud in history. They evaporated after taking away 3.6 billion U.S. dollars (approximately NT$100.4 billion) of Bitcoin from the investment app operated by the two. The law firm hired by the investor stated that it has reported the case to the special police unit that investigates economic crimes and notified the global cryptocurrency exchanges to pay more attention.
The Kaji brothers involved are brother Ameer (Ameer Cajee) and brother Raees Cajee (Raees Cajee). The two opened a new cryptocurrency investment app called "Africrypt" in 2019. This African continent-specific Africrypt has attracted considerable attention, attracting many people who want to get rich easily to put their money in.
Bitcoin reached a high point in April, bringing the market value of 69,000 Bitcoins in Africrypt to about 4 billion U.S. dollars. However, Amir, who is the chief operating officer of Africrypt, notified users that the hacking had affected their accounts, e-wallets and nodes, but he asked everyone not to contact lawyers or competent authorities to avoid delaying the restoration of missing funds. Some users listened to him, some users who felt suspicious contacted Hanekom Attorneys in Cape Town, and some users initiated the liquidation process (Liquidation).
Hanekom Law Firm responded to Bloomberg News via email and pointed out that the announcement pleading investors not to take legal action made them immediately suspicious. Africrypt staff lost access to the back-end platform 7 days before the alleged hack. Subsequent investigations also found that pooled funds were transferred out of Africrypt's South African account and user e-wallets, while Bitcoin was processed by Tumblers and Mixers, making them basically untraceable.
It is reported that the mobile phones of Amir and Reyes were immediately transferred to voice mail, and Africrypt's website was offline. South African officials are currently uncertain about the unit responsible for cryptocurrency crimes. The First National Bank (FNB), which once funded Africrypt, categorically denies that they are involved.
An investigation by Hanekom Law Firm, commissioned by Africrypt investors, found that Africrypt pooled funds were transferred out of South African accounts and user e-wallets, while Bitcoin was processed by redirectors and currency mixers, and it was basically impossible to track them. Reuters