Odisha police arrest two from West Bengal in ponzi scheme scam

Odisha police arrest two from West Bengal in ponzi scheme scam

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Odisha police has arrested two persons from West Bengal for their reported involvement in a ponzi scheme, while the money duped by them could cross ₹1,000 crore. About 800 investors from Odisha’s Ganjam district filed a complaint that they invested money in 18football.com, a ponzi scheme (multilevel marketing) … Read more

DeFi can’t hold a candle to the centuries-old trust-based system called hawala

DeFi can’t hold a candle to the centuries-old trust-based system called hawala

In the history of dangerous naivety, the decentralized finance mania of 2021 will hold its own against the 2007 boom in collateralized debt obligations. It took a financial crisis for the world to wise up to CDOs, which repackaged risky mortgage bonds to make them look safer than they were. “CDOs are nothing but a … Read more

Enforcement Directorate attaches properties worth more than Rs 103 crore in Bike Bot scam

Enforcement Directorate attaches properties worth more than Rs 103 crore in Bike Bot scam

LUCKNOW: The Directorate of Enforcement, Lucknow zonal office has attached movable and immovable assets to the tune of more than Rs 103 crore in the case of “Bike Bot”- a ponzi scheme floated by Noida-based Garvit Innovative Promoters that has allegedly duped over two lakh investors of Rs 3,000 crore in multiple states. A total … Read more