Mexican crypto trading bot scheme disappears with 3,000 users' funds
Around 100 investors in a Mexican crypto trading bot scheme that promised “daily payouts” and claimed to operate its own “crypto credit card” have filed an official complaint with public prosecutors after the firm disappeared, shuttering its physical offices, and blocking withdrawals. As reported by Milenio, Tehuacán and Puebla-based AMG GPT allegedly lured more than 3,000 people into buying trading bots — with prices starting at 400 pesos — “for a set time period” in return for seemingly guaranteed returns. However, while some users initially reported making money from their investments, the regular payouts didn’t last and many started to report “constant delays” when trying to access their funds. They were apparently told by AMG staff that they would need to “pay verification fees” if they wanted to access their money and when users attempted to visit the company in person, they found all four of its office...