Attorney General opens criminal investigation against cryptocurrency platform for fraud

The HV IJEX platform was reported for affecting "many victims" to whom it allegedly caused serious financial harm, without providing data on the extent of the crime.

Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced a criminal investigation against the administrators of the HV IJEX platform, for investment in cryptocurrencies due to alleged fraud.

The national 24th Prosecutor's Office with jurisdiction over common crimes will handle the case. Saab indicated that this organization caused financial harm to many victims.

"This investment system was structured as a Ponzi scheme and later disconnected, causing financial harm to a multitude of victims who invested in cryptocurrencies," Saab stated in a post on Instagram.

The prosecutor did not provide further details on how many people were affected nor figures regarding the "financial harm."

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