Other
"President Of Sham United Nations Affiliate Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Scheme"
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
- 2022-03-18 Breach occurred
- 2022-03-18 Publicly disclosed