The SEC charged three crypto trading platforms and four AI investment clubs on December 22 for allegedly stealing over $14 million from U.S. retail investors. According to a press release, the victims were shepherded in from social media and WhatsApp groups.
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The complaint names Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co. Ltd., and Cirkor Inc., along with AI Wealth Inc., Lane Wealth Inc., AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd., and Zenith Asset Tech Foundation. It alleges that from January 2024 through January 2025, they ran fake “crypto asset trading platforms” and club-style pools that never executed real trades.
According to the SEC, promoters pulled victims from social media ads. Some featured deepfake videos of prominent figures in finance. People were lured to get into WhatsApp groups branded as investment clubs, where “professors” and “assistants” pushed AI-generated trading “signals” and then ste
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