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Digital deceit: Interpol, FBI probe CBEX scam in Kenya and Nigeria

Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX),Logo. [Courtesy]

Thousands of traders across Africa have been left reeling after an online trading platform collapsed, vanishing with their money, in the millions.

Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), the company at the centre of the scandal, is accused of operating a Ponzi scheme that promised investors a 100 percent return within 30 days.

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