CryptoBlog n.821
Five people have been charged in France on allegations that they fraudulently acquired $2.5 million worth of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), mainly targeting Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) owners. The prosecution alleged that the suspects used a phishing operation to acquire the assets, luring victims via a fake website that promised to animate their NFTs, according to reporting by the Agence France Presse (AFP) posted by Barrons. The charges levied against the suspects, all of whom aged between 30 and 24, include “include fraud committed as part of a criminal gang, concealing fraud and criminal association.”