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Man Charged with $1.7M Bitcoin Scam Captured After Six Months Manhunt

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Wanted Australian fraudster Peter Foster, charged with Bitcoin (BTC) scam, has been captured close to the town of Gisborne after disappearing for six months.

Last year, Foster was apprehended in Queensland for his involvement in a series of crypto-related scams. He was officially charged with a bitcoin scam after he swindled over $1.7 million in BTC from a Hong Kong man.

Foster swindled the man in amounts ranging from $125,000 to $890,000 between April 2019 and January 2020, using a fake identity with the name William “Bill” Dawson while carrying out the fraudulent act.

The court charged him with five counts of publishing false material to receive an advantage, 10 counts of dishonestly procuring financial advantage by deception, and knowingly dealing with proceeds of crime with intent to conceal.

However, the court granted him bail on the condition he was placed under house arrest in New South Wales and was set to appear in court on May 20.

As per the bail conditions, he was required to submit his passport, put on an electronic ankle monitor, and be prohibited from using the internet or mobile phone.

He was only allowed to leave his residence in emergency cases like medical attention, being in contact with local authorities, or his lawyer.

However, Foster missed a court appearance slated for May 20 and was nowhere to be found after the electronic ankle monitor he wore stopped passing the signal.

He was declared a fugitive after disappearing and disobeying court orders by failing to appear in court.

Notably, this is not the first fraudulent case connected to Foster as he has in the past participated in a high-profile scam involving former United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie Blair in 2002.

Crypto Scams on the Rise

As the trillion-dollar crypto industry continues to surge and edge towards mainstream adoption, digital asset scams have been on the rise too.

Just last week, Coinfomania reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a Latvian named Ivars Auzins for defrauding hundreds of retail investors of at least $7 million via two separate fraudulent digital assets securities offerings.

According to the civil complaint, Auzins used deceptive means including fake names and fictitious entities to carry out his fraudulent act by stealing almost all the funds raised by the investors.

   
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