US EditionElite Footballers Named in $3.4 Million Crypto Fraud Case
- Earlier this year, authorities in Barcelona’s Fifth District Court began a criminal probe into Shirtum Europa SLU for allegedly defrauding investors of at least $3.4 million.
- The investigation follows a complaint by 12 victims accusing Shirtum, a crypto and NFT company promoted by six former footballers, of a scheme designed to avoid accountability.
- The accused players, including Papu Gómez and Ivan Rakitić, acted as promoters presented as 'founders' while Shirtum never launched functional NFTs nor held real value.
- Shirtum claimed two hacks in March 2022 that caused significant losses, but investigators consider those attacks a cover to siphon funds for personal use.
- The situation underscores the potential dangers associated with crypto projects promoted by celebrities, particularly as several Spanish football clubs are taking legal action against crypto sponsors who have failed to fulfill payment obligations.
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They are all footballers who passed through Seville, in different stages of the last 15 years.In addition, there is one Spanish player and another Croatian.Irregular operations would be worth 3 million euros.
The investigation has its origin in a complaint against 17 people, among them Alejandro "Papu" Gómez, Ivan Raktic, Lucas Ocampos, Nico Pareja, Alberto Moreno and Javier Saviola, who would have promoted the projectCae an international network with links in Cadiz and Malaga that whitened 10.5 million euros from a pyramidal scam The Court of Instruction number five of Barcelona has initiated an investigation for an alleged scam committed with crypt…
Two businessmen from Alicante denounced in 2021 six former footballers from Sevilla FC, among them Ivan Raktic, Javier Saviola, Alejandro Papu Gómez, Lucas Ocampos, Nico Pareja and Alberto Moreno, for an alleged fraud of one million euros in cryptocurrencies and non-expendable tokens (NFT).The Court of Inquiry number five of Barcelona investigates 17 people after admitting the complaint, which points to the athletes for promoting an allegedly fr…
Twelve alleged victims had filed complaints, but the number of persons potentially affected by the fraud would be in thousands.
Famous Footballers Named In Multi-million NFT Scam
9h10 4 min read by Luc Jose A. An NFT scam shakes the professional football world. In Spain, six top-level players, including an Argentine world champion and two former FC Barcelona stars, are targeted by a judicial investigation. Accused of lending their image to a blockchain project resembling a fraud, they allegedly helped trap thousands of investors. The case, with complex financial ramifications, reveals possible abuses when sports fame an…
An Investigation Has Been Opened in Spain Into an NFT Scam, Which Was Also Promoted by Ivan Rakitić.
While NFTs were at the height of their popularity, the Spanish company Shirtum Europa hired several Barcelona football players for promotion. Now the whole project is under investigation after the investor's lawsuit, the main suspects are the founders of the NFT company Shirtum Europa, the football players are secondary actors in the whole story
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