In 2020, the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) added OmegaPro and affiliated platforms to its “blacklist” of trading platforms that consumers should avoid. Unfortunately, that was insufficient to deter people from throwing good money away on another crypto scam.
In 2022, the multi-level marketing Ponzi had enlisted influencers to promote the crypto offering. Claiming to generate outlandish returns for investors, an obvious “too good to be true” pitch, OmegaPro allegedly fled with billions of dollars in investor funds while claiming to have been the target of hackers. OmegaPro finally shuttered in 2023, after authorities had given fair warning.
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— OmegaProOfficial (@_OmegaPro) November 29, 2022
This past week, one of the main perpetrators of OmegaPro was apprehended in Turkey.
According to Turkiyetoday, Andreas Szakacs, AKA Emre Avci, was arrested in Istanbul for his part in a crypto scam that allegedly stole around $4 billion. The arrest followed a tip to authorities that he was living in the area. The police reportedly raided two villas, apprehending others who may be affiliated with the crime.
Another report indicates that more than 3 million people were fleeced – 1500 alone in France.
OmegaPro can be added to a long list of crypto scams which should have been obvious from the beginning.
