Under the alias Sebastian Morelli, a Kosovar (33) cheated bona fide victims with a crypto platform for their money. He was also part of a global fraud scheme. He was subject to a non-binding prison sentence in Salzburg.
Actually, the accused, an impeccable Kosovar (33) is only a small wheel in the global fraud concept with the trading platform “Option 888”. Günter Geißler, chief prosecutor of the WKStA, speaks during the trial in the Salzburg court on Tuesday about internet fraud via crypto platforms: “The perfidious thing is: as long as you pay, you win. You will be burned if you don’t make a deposit.” Using special software to manipulate courses “Looks like you lost.”
39 Austrian victims raised about 1.2 million euros
The suspect was the one posing as a real estate agent under the alias Sebastian Morelli: he called the victims from a call center in Kosovo. “He stole 1.2 million euros with this scam,” emphasizes the prosecutor, reporting 39 Austrian victims between April 2017 and January 2018. The Kosovo made a lot of money on bonus payments, emphasizes the lawyer: “He was a simple Pristina.” Almost the last wheel in this construction, with which the masterminds earned a total of 250 million euros worldwide: “He just did what he was told.”
“Ashamed of Me”
Without hesitation, the 33-year-old pleaded guilty: because of his knowledge of German, he worked in call centers. “The high salary seemed strange to me, but I was in debt.” There was both training and guidelines: “I knew the customer would lose money as soon as he wanted to pay it off.” The wrong brokers had to push the customers: “From the start I had a qualm of conscience. I’m incredibly sorry, I’m ashamed.” The non-final verdict: 18 months unconditional prison.
Source: Krone
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