#Instagram #phenomenon #Jay #Mazini allegedly steals $ 2.5 million worth of #Bitcoin by #defrauding his followers. Mazini, who is stated to have approximately 1 million followers, could be sentenced to 20 years in prison if convicted.
25-year-old Jay Mazini, whose real name is #Jebera #Igbara, is being held in the US state of New Jersey on the grounds that he stole Bitcoin, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice . US Attorney General Lesko says Igbara has used her popularity on social media to get her followers to send Bitcoin to her.
The prosecutor stated that cooperation will be made with the police to prevent social media scams.
✅How Igbara stole Bitcoin?
Igbara allegedly targeted people who wanted to cash out Bitcoin at a higher price. He took these people's money but did not return it. According to the complaints, Igbara posted videos on her Instagram account showing that she gave large amounts of cash to some people until March 2021.
In January 2021, he asked other Instagram users to buy Bitcoins, and began making various offers to people that they would pay 3% or 5% of Bitcoin's value in return. He tried to persuade people against his offers by saying that he could not buy Bitcoin at the highest level while trading on crypto money exchanges.
The followers, who agreed to make the transaction, received tampered and forged documents from Igbara. In return, the victims sent Bitcoin to Igbara, but they never got a response. According to an Igbara bank account, it was seen that the amount of money promised to the victims was not available.
✅The investigation is in progress
It was stated that the allegations that Jebera Igbara stole Bitcoin are in the investigation stage and those who may have been defrauded in this way should apply to the authorities. If the defendant is found guilty, he could face up to 20 years in prison.