Holmes County man loses $1.3 million in cryptocurrency rip-off – WQKT Sports activities Nation Radio

A Holmes County man just lately misplaced $1.3 million in a cryptocurrency rip-off.  Court docket paperwork present the criminals satisfied the 68-year outdated sufferer to satisfy a courier in a Lowe’s car parking zone in Mt. Vernon 5 instances between September and December of final yr, handing over lots of of hundreds of {dollars} in money every time.  The scammers instructed the sufferer the courier would then put the cash right into a crypto account.  A phony app confirmed the sufferer that his funding had skyrocketed to greater than $15 million, however he was unable to withdraw any of it.  Ultimately, the person contacted the Holmes County Sheriff’s Workplace and the FBI, which arrange a sting operation that resulted within the arrest of the courier, who’s now dealing with fees of conspiracy to commit cash laundering.