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Canadian Man Arrested for Allegedly Kidnapping and Assaulting Cryptocurrency Scammer

Akil Heywood has been arrested by Canadian law enforcement for allegedly kidnapping, threatening, and beating Aiden Pleterski, who is accused of orchestrating a crypto scam that defrauded investors of over $40 million. Heywood invested $740,000 with Pleterski and is one of five people facing charges related to the kidnapping and assault of the "Crypto King."

Pleterski has apologized for his actions and promised to repay the investors, but his lawyer has suggested that his confession may have been coerced by his kidnappers. Meanwhile, the BC Securities Regulator has accused a Canadian crypto platform of committing fraud worth millions of dollars, and a recent study found that one-third of Canadian HODLers have lost money to crypto scams. Additionally, a phishing scammer in Canada has been exposed for stealing over $1 million in crypto and NFTs. Tags: Canada Crypto Scams.

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