In a major development, federal prosecutors have unveiled charges against Bryan Lee, a resident of Las Vegas, as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged cryptocurrency and Metaverse scam. The intricate fraud, known as the CoinDeal scam, allegedly duped over 10,000 investors by enticing them with promises of astronomical returns totaling one trillion dollars.
The Deceptive CoinDeal Scheme
The indictment against Bryan Lee sheds light on his collaboration with three other individuals to orchestrate the CoinDeal investment fraud. Under the guise of developing virtual reality products within a legitimate family of businesses, Lee and his co-conspirators lured investors with the prospect of their crypto token tied to a fictitious Metaverse project.
They further amplified their scheme by falsely claiming association with prominent billionaires, possibly alluding to figures like Jeff Bezos and Elon…
