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"President Of Sham United Nations Affiliate Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Scheme"

2022-03-18 [vendor] IGObit founder convicted
Primary Source ↗
Affected 60 individuals/accounts

Incident Details

Asa Saint Clair created an organization called the World Sports Alliance, which he falsely described to prospective investors as being closely affiliated with the United Nations (for some reason). Saint Clair convinced more than 60 people that they should invest in his IGObit digital coin offering, stating they would received guaranteed return on investment, but instead he just took the money and used it for his own purposes. Saint Clair was convicted on March 18, and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Regulatory / legal action
Vendor / Product
IGObit founder convicted

Timeline

  1. 2022-03-18 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-03-18 Publicly disclosed