La Liga Stars Accused of Cryptocurrency Fraud

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Six current and former La Liga players, including Ivan Rakitic and Javier Saviola, are being investigated for their involvement in a £3m cryptocurrency and NFT scam. The players allegedly allowed their image to be used for the project, which promised great profits but turned out to be a fraudulent scheme. Twelve individuals have filed a complaint, claiming to have lost significant amounts of money after investing in the scheme.

Key Takeaways:

  • Six La Liga players, including Ivan Rakitic and Javier Saviola, are being investigated for their role in a £3m cryptocurrency and NFT scam.
  • The players allegedly allowed their image to be used for the project and supported it with posts on their social media channels.
  • The scheme promised great profits but turned out to be a fraudulent scheme, with 12 individuals claiming to have lost significant amounts of money.
  • The businesspeople involved, Rozencwaig, Manel Angel Torras, Marc Alberto Torras, and Manuel Morillas, allegedly created an app and their own cryptocurrency, and planned to sell NFTs of the footballers involved at £450 each.
  • The funds received from the 12 complainants were never used for the project, and the businessmen promptly disappeared.
  • The investigation is set to continue, with charges of fraud, misappropriation, asset stripping, tax fraud, and money laundering being considered in relation to the businesspeople involved.
  • Shirtum Europa is the company involved in the scam, which used the image of the La Liga players to promote their project.

Statistics:

  • £3m: the amount of money involved in the cryptocurrency and NFT scam.
  • £450: the price at which NFTs of the footballers involved were planned to be sold.
  • 12: the number of individuals who have filed a complaint against Shirtum Europa.
  • 6: the number of La Liga players being investigated for their role in the scam.
  • "Significant amounts of money": the amount of money lost by the 12 individuals who invested in the scheme.

Sources:

  • El Periodico: "Six La Liga players are being investigated for their role in a £3m cryptocurrency and NFT scam."