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PlusToken was a ponzi scheme that operated worldwide but mainly had investors in China and South Korea.cite-ref-wall-street-journal-1-0[1]

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PlusToken started in April 2018.cite-ref-plustoken-six-2-0[2] It offered monthly payments to users of its cryptocurrency wallet.cite-ref-3[3] There was also a token called Plus associated with it.cite-ref-4[4] The total amount of cryptocurrency taken by PlusToken was estimated to be worth (based on 2019 prices) between $2 and US$2.9 billion.cite-ref-wall-street-journal-1-1[1]cite-ref-us-2-25-billion-5-0[5]cite-ref-6[6] The selling of cryptocurrencies from PlusToken was speculated to have been the cause of price drops in bitcoin.cite-ref-7[7]cite-ref-8[8]cite-ref-9[9]

In June 2019,cite-ref-10[10] six Chinese nationals associated with the scheme were arrested in Vanuatu and deported so they could face trial in China.cite-ref-plustoken-six-2-1[2]

In July 2020, China's Ministry of Public Security announced that 27 "major criminal suspects" and 82 "key" members of PlusToken have been arrested.cite-ref-11[11]

In November 2020, a court in Jiangsu sentenced ringleaders behind the scheme to between two and eleven years in prison.cite-ref-us-2-25-billion-5-1[5]

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cite-note-wall-street-journal-11. ↑ citerefvingajeong2020Vinga, Paul; Jeong, Eun-Young (February 8, 2020). "Cryptocurrency Scams Took in More Than $4 Billion in 2019". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-plustoken-six-22. ↑ citerefmcgarry2019McGarry, Dan (July 17, 2019). "Who Are the PlusToken Six?". Vanuatu Daily Post. Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-33. ↑ "Plus Token Wallet Review: Mobile crypto wallet Ponzi scheme". BehindMLM. October 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-44. ↑ citereforcutt2019Orcutt, Mike (January 20, 2019). "Millions of people fell for crypto-Ponzi schemes in 2019". MIT Technology Review. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-us-2-25-billion-55. ↑ citerefsidney2020Sidney, Leng (December 1, 2020). "Chinese cryptocurrency scam ringleaders jailed in US$2.25 billion Ponzi scheme involving PlusToken platform". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-66. ↑ citereftakahashi2019Takahashi, Dean (August 12, 2019). "CipherTrace: Cryptocurrency thefts, scams, and fraud could hit $4.3 billion in 2019". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-77. ↑ citerefkharif2019Kharif, Olga (August 15, 2019). "Bitcoin Drop Not Likely Triggered by Scam Dump, Researcher Says". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

cite-note-88. ↑ citerefkharifhuang2019Kharif, Olga; Huang, Zheping (December 16, 2019). "Chinese Crypto Scam Unwind Suggests Bitcoin Risks Extending Drop". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

cite-note-99. ↑ citerefcanellis2019Canellis, David (December 17, 2019). "Bitcoin's failing price could be caused by $2B Chinese Ponzi scheme dumping its crypto". The Next Web.

cite-note-1010. ↑ citerefmcgarry2019McGarry, Dan (June 29, 2019). "SIX CHINESE FACE DEPORTATION". Vanuatu Daily Post. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

cite-note-1111. ↑ citerefosborne2020Osborne, Charlie (July 31, 2020). "China arrests over 100 people suspected of involvement in PlusToken cryptocurrency scam". ZDNet. Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.