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British sprinter CJ Ujah among 10 suspects charged over alleged cryptocurrency fraud

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The British sprinter CJ Ujah, who won 4x100m relay gold at the 2017 world championships , is one of 10 suspects charged with conspiracy to defraud as part of a police investigation into cryptocurrency fraud. It is alleged that the suspects were part of an organised crime group linked to a scam involving phone calls to multiple victims, from people purporting to be police officers and cryptocurrency companies. Police said victims were tricked into sharing important security details , including seed phrases, before discovering funds in their crypto wallets had been stolen. One of the victims is said to have lost more than £300,000. The arrests and charges were made after an investigation by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit across Kent, Essex and London. All 10 suspects appeared at Margate Magistrates’ Court last Thursday. Ujah was one of seven granted bail until the next hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court on 28 May.…

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