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Industry News September 21, 2021

China’s police arrest 469 scammers who pretended to be women and tricked men into spending money on games

Over 300 police officers have carried out a massive raid to arrest 469 online scammers in China. They tricked men across the country into spending real money on games by pretending to be female players.

Industry News July 5, 2021

Farm Bank creator facing up to 75,000 years in prison for running $130-million Ponzi scheme

Mehmet Aydin, who created the fraudulent game Farm Bank, has been extradited to Turkey after a few years of hiding abroad. He is now facing up to 75,000 years in prison for swindling money from thousands of people.