<p>这个承诺简单而有说服力：由 “教授” 指导的私人 WhatsApp 群组，提供基于人工智能的加密货币交易，承诺稳定收益。</p>
<p>美国监管机构表示，在这些精心打磨的信息和自信的声音背后，隐藏着一个协调的欺诈行为，悄然从零售投资者那里抽走了超过 1400 万美元。</p>
<h2>七家公司被指控进行协调的加密货币欺诈</h2>
<p>美国证券监管机构已对七家现已解散的公司提起欺诈指控，指控它们运营虚假的加密货币平台和虚假的投资俱乐部。</p>
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<p>🚨报告：SEC 对一网络提起 1400 万美元的欺诈投诉，指控其通过 WhatsApp 诱骗受害者，虚假承诺基于人工智能的投资建议和安全代币发行，然后将资金挪用到海外。</p>
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<p>— Max Avery (@realMaxAvery) 2025 年 12 月 23 日</p>
<p>证券交易委员会（SEC）提到 Morocoin Tech Corp.、Berge Blockchain Technology Co.和 Cirkor Inc.，以及 AI Wealth Inc.、Lane Wealth Inc.、AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd.和 Zenith Asset Tech Foundation。</p>
<p>根据这份 29 页的投诉，该计划从 2024 年 1 月持续到 2025 年 1 月，目标是美国的零售投资者。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/cb78832477329219625e871b6402f477.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="2550" height="3300" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/cb78832477329219625e871b6402f477.jpg"/></p>
<p><em>来源：sec.gov</em></p>
<p>监管机构指控这些公司违反了联邦证券法，通过制造合法加密交易和受监管投资产品的假象，同时秘密将投资者资金挪用到海外。</p>
<h2>社交媒体和 WhatsApp 如何成为切入点</h2>
<p>该操作始于在主要社交媒体平台上的付费广告，旨在看起来像是对独家投资社区的推广。</p>
<p>一些广告中使用了知名金融专业人士的深度伪造视频，使广告看起来更具可信度。</p>
<p>回应的投资者被引导进入以投资俱乐部为名的 WhatsApp 群聊。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/c768ec4668922473bf0bf7f2298a9950.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1280" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/c768ec4668922473bf0bf7f2298a9950.jpg"/></p>
<p>在群内，组织者假装是经验丰富的市场专家，助手负责与成员的日常互动。</p>
<p>这些群组活跃、有结构且具有说服力。</p>
<p>成员们频繁收到市场更新、自信的交易建议，以及反复声称推荐是由人工智能驱动的。</p>
<h2>假投资俱乐部内部</h2>
<p>每个 WhatsApp 群组遵循类似的模式。</p>
<p>一位被介绍为教授的主要人物分享市场和加密趋势的评论。</p>
<p>助手回答问题并鼓励参与，而其他账户则假装是成功的成员，发布令人印象深刻的收益截图。</p>
<p>根据 SEC 的说法，这些图片是经过处理的，交易成功完全是虚构的。</p>
<p>目标是迅速建立信任，并施加压力，让成员在不质疑的情况下遵循群组的建议。</p>
<p>一旦建立了信心，成员们被引导在 Morocoin、Berge 或 Cirkor 上开设账户。</p>
<h2>从未进行交易的平台</h2>
<p>SEC 表示，这三个平台都没有进行真实的加密交易。</p>
<p>相反，它们显示了虚构的余额和模拟交易，使投资者的资金看起来在增长。</p>
<p>Morocoin 和 Cirkor 甚至自称为 “世界首个稳定币交易中心”，并在其网站上发布了相同的教育内容。</p>
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<p>SEC 正在起诉一群推出 Morocoin 的人，他们使用了 Elon 的 AI 视频来推广该币，甚至制作了假哈佛 AI 教授来推广该币 🤣😭https://t.co/U2vktI5Koppic.twitter.com/TOdYSGl7BD</p>
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<p>— Einstein (@OnChainEinstein) 2025 年 12 月 23 日</p>
<p>这些平台声称持有 SEC、国家期货协会和 FinCEN 的许可证，监管机构表示这些都是虚假的。</p>
<p>它们还宣传强大的安全保护和针对盗窃的大额保险，这些声明被 SEC 描述为完全虚构的。</p>
<h2>假代币和虚构公司</h2>
<p>为了加深欺骗，WhatsApp 俱乐部推广所谓的 “安全代币发行”，将其比作早期的公开股票销售。</p>
<p>这些代币被称为由 NeuralNet、SatCommTech 和 HumanBlock 等公司发行。</p>
<p>根据投诉，这些公司根本不存在。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/c70045b62ef80c2069c47df852b07255.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="1310" height="632" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/c70045b62ef80c2069c47df852b07255.jpg"/></p>
<p><em>Morocoin 是一个虚假的代币，旨在欺诈投资者。（来源：X）</em></p>
<p>NeuralNet 被呈现为脑机接口开发商，SatCommTech 作为卫星通信公司，HumanBlock 则被描述为构建基于区块链的人形机器人。</p>
<p>投资者被承诺获得卓越的回报。</p>
<p>一位 Zenith Asset Tech Foundation 的运营者在推广 HumanBlock 代币时告诉投资者，</p>
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<p>“这可能会定义你财务生活中最辉煌的时刻。”</p>
<h2>触发更多要求的提款</h2>
<p>当投资者试图提取资金时，问题浮现。</p>
<p>他们被告知需要支付额外费用，而不是获得资金，费用被描述为各种税费、验证费或贷款偿还。</p>
<p>在 2024 年 6 月，Morocoin 声称正在接受监管机构的调查，并表示账户将在三年内被冻结。</p>
<p>投资者被敦促迅速提款，但必须在支付加急费用后才能提取。</p>
<p>类似的通知在 2025 年 1 月出现在 Berge 和 Cirkor 上。</p>
<p>SEC 表示，这些调查根本不存在。</p>
<h2>数百万美元通过海外账户追踪</h2>
<p>监管机构追踪到至少 740 万美元的加密损失来自 57 名投资者，以及 660 万美元的现金损失来自 26 名投资者。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/a6ed909df6917f3209e50d5181b2bbe9.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" width="1430" height="646" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/a6ed909df6917f3209e50d5181b2bbe9.png"/></p>
<p><em>来源：sec.gov</em></p>
<p>一名 Cirkor 投资者向印尼的一个银行账户汇款超过 140 万美元。</p>
<p>一名 Morocoin 投资者向中国和香港的账户进行了七笔总计超过 100 万美元的转账。</p>
<p>资金通过至少 27 个美国银行账户和多个私人加密钱包转移，其中一些由位于中国或缅甸的个人持有，遍布东南亚。</p>
<p>另外，联邦检察官最近查获了与相关欺诈案件有关的 850 万美元的 Tether。</p>
<h2>深度伪造和人工智能增加了可信度的新层次</h2>
<p>监管机构表示，深度伪造视频和人工智能生成的信息使得诈骗更难以被发现。</p>
<p>WhatsApp 等消息应用程序使得诈骗者能够控制叙事，压制疑虑，并增强群体成功感。</p>
<p>美国证券交易委员会（SEC）网络与新兴技术部门负责人 Laura D’Allaird 表示，此案 “突显了一种过于常见的投资诈骗形式，正在针对美国零售投资者，造成毁灭性后果”。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/5ceab3d0a273759f470361a85d4a6e3c.webp?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/5ceab3d0a273759f470361a85d4a6e3c.webp"/></p>
<p><em>Laura D’Allaird 负责 SEC 的网络与新兴技术部门，领导针对网络欺诈、人工智能诈骗和加密货币不当行为的执法，以保护零售投资者。</em></p>
<h2>监管行动与持续警告</h2>
<p>SEC 在科罗拉多州美国地区法院提起了此案。</p>
<p>SEC 寻求永久禁令、民事罚款以及连同利息的资金返还。</p>
<p>这七家公司自此已关闭其网站或在网上消失。</p>
<p>在联邦案件提起之前，多个美国州的监管机构已收到受害者的投诉。</p>
<p>Laura D’Allaird 在一份声明中强调，SEC 仍致力于保护投资者，表示，</p>
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<p>“欺诈就是欺诈。我们将积极追究对零售投资者造成伤害的证券欺诈，无论使用何种技术或术语来掩盖。”</p>
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<p>在提起诉讼的同时，SEC 警告投资者不要依赖在私人消息组中分享的提示，并要独立验证任何提供投资机会的人，特别是那些承诺稳定或基于人工智能的回报。</p>

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<p>美国证券交易委员会（SEC）已对七家公司提起诉讼，指控其通过 WhatsApp 投资俱乐部策划了一起 1400 万美元的加密货币诈骗。这些公司，包括 Morocoin Tech Corp.和 Berge Blockchain Technology Co.，被指控使用虚假的人工智能驱动的加密货币交易平台和深度伪造视频来欺骗投资者。该计划涉及虚构的交易平台和不存在的安全代币，资金被挪用到海外。SEC 的投诉强调了社交媒体和人工智能在增强该骗局可信度方面的作用，该骗局从 2024 年 1 月持续到 2025 年 1 月</p>

<p>The promise was simple and persuasive: private WhatsApp groups, guided by “professors”, offering AI-driven crypto trades with steady gains.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这个承诺简单而有说服力：由 “教授” 指导的私人 WhatsApp 群组，提供基于人工智能的加密货币交易，承诺稳定收益。</p>
</div><p>Behind the polished messages and confident voices, US regulators say, sat a coordinated fraud that quietly drained more than $14 million from retail investors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美国监管机构表示，在这些精心打磨的信息和自信的声音背后，隐藏着一个协调的欺诈行为，悄然从零售投资者那里抽走了超过 1400 万美元。</p>
</div><h2>Seven Firms Accused Of Running A Coordinated Crypto Fraud</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>七家公司被指控进行协调的加密货币欺诈</h2>
</div><p>US securities regulators have filed fraud charges against seven now-defunct companies accused of operating fake cryptocurrency platforms and sham investment clubs.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美国证券监管机构已对七家现已解散的公司提起欺诈指控，指控它们运营虚假的加密货币平台和虚假的投资俱乐部。</p>
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<p>🚨REPORT: SEC files $14 million fraud complaint against network of fake crypto exchanges and investment clubs that lured victims via WhatsApp, falsely promising AI-generated investment tips and security token offerings before misappropriating funds overseas.</p>
<p>— Max Avery (@realMaxAvery) December 23, 2025</p>
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<p>🚨报告：SEC 对一网络提起 1400 万美元的欺诈投诉，指控其通过 WhatsApp 诱骗受害者，虚假承诺基于人工智能的投资建议和安全代币发行，然后将资金挪用到海外。</p>
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<p>— Max Avery (@realMaxAvery) 2025 年 12 月 23 日</p>
</div><p>The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) named Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co., and Cirkor Inc., alongside AI Wealth Inc., Lane Wealth Inc., AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd., and Zenith Asset Tech Foundation.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>证券交易委员会（SEC）提到 Morocoin Tech Corp.、Berge Blockchain Technology Co.和 Cirkor Inc.，以及 AI Wealth Inc.、Lane Wealth Inc.、AI Investment Education Foundation Ltd.和 Zenith Asset Tech Foundation。</p>
</div><p>According to the 29-page complaint, the scheme ran from January 2024 to January 2025 and targeted US-based retail investors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据这份 29 页的投诉，该计划从 2024 年 1 月持续到 2025 年 1 月，目标是美国的零售投资者。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/cb78832477329219625e871b6402f477.jpg" alt="" original-src="https://image.coinlive.com/cryptotwits-static/cb78832477329219625e871b6402f477.jpg"/></p>
<p><em>Source: sec.gov</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>来源：sec.gov</em></p>
</div><p>The regulator alleges the companies violated federal securities laws by creating the illusion of legitimate crypto trading and regulated investment products, while secretly diverting investor funds overseas.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>监管机构指控这些公司违反了联邦证券法，通过制造合法加密交易和受监管投资产品的假象，同时秘密将投资者资金挪用到海外。</p>
</div><h2>How Social Media And WhatsApp Became The Entry Point</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>社交媒体和 WhatsApp 如何成为切入点</h2>
</div><p>The operation began with paid advertisements on major social media platforms, designed to look like promotions for exclusive investment communities.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该操作始于在主要社交媒体平台上的付费广告，旨在看起来像是对独家投资社区的推广。</p>
</div><p>Some featured deepfake videos of well-known financial professionals, giving the ads an air of credibility.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一些广告中使用了知名金融专业人士的深度伪造视频，使广告看起来更具可信度。</p>
</div><p>Investors who responded were funnelled into WhatsApp group chats presented as investment clubs.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>回应的投资者被引导进入以投资俱乐部为名的 WhatsApp 群聊。</p>
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<p>Inside, organisers posed as experienced market experts, supported by assistants who handled day-to-day engagement with members.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在群内，组织者假装是经验丰富的市场专家，助手负责与成员的日常互动。</p>
</div><p>The groups were active, structured, and persuasive.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些群组活跃、有结构且具有说服力。</p>
</div><p>Members received frequent market updates, confident trade ideas, and repeated claims that recommendations were powered by artificial intelligence.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>成员们频繁收到市场更新、自信的交易建议，以及反复声称推荐是由人工智能驱动的。</p>
</div><h2>Inside The Fake Investment Clubs</h2>
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</div><p>Each WhatsApp group followed a similar pattern.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>每个 WhatsApp 群组遵循类似的模式。</p>
</div><p>A lead figure, introduced as a professor, shared commentary on markets and crypto trends.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一位被介绍为教授的主要人物分享市场和加密趋势的评论。</p>
</div><p>Assistants answered questions and encouraged participation, while other accounts posed as successful members, posting screenshots of impressive gains.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>助手回答问题并鼓励参与，而其他账户则假装是成功的成员，发布令人印象深刻的收益截图。</p>
</div><p>According to the SEC, these images were manipulated and the trading success was entirely fictional.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据 SEC 的说法，这些图片是经过处理的，交易成功完全是虚构的。</p>
</div><p>The goal was to build trust quickly and create pressure to follow the group’s advice without questioning it.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>目标是迅速建立信任，并施加压力，让成员在不质疑的情况下遵循群组的建议。</p>
</div><p>Once confidence was established, members were directed to open accounts on Morocoin, Berge, or Cirkor.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一旦建立了信心，成员们被引导在 Morocoin、Berge 或 Cirkor 上开设账户。</p>
</div><h2>Trading Platforms That Never Traded</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>从未进行交易的平台</h2>
</div><p>The SEC says none of the three platforms carried out real crypto trading.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>SEC 表示，这三个平台都没有进行真实的加密交易。</p>
</div><p>Instead, they displayed fabricated balances and simulated transactions, making it appear as though investor funds were growing.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>相反，它们显示了虚构的余额和模拟交易，使投资者的资金看起来在增长。</p>
</div><p>Morocoin and Cirkor even described themselves as the “World’s First Stablecoin Trading Center” and published identical educational content on their websites.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Morocoin 和 Cirkor 甚至自称为 “世界首个稳定币交易中心”，并在其网站上发布了相同的教育内容。</p>
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<p>the SEC is suing a group who launched Morocoin, they used AI videos of Elon promoting the coin and even made fake AI professors from Harvard to promote the coin 🤣😭https://t.co/U2vktI5Koppic.twitter.com/TOdYSGl7BD</p>
<p>— Einstein (@OnChainEinstein) December 23, 2025</p>
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<p>SEC 正在起诉一群推出 Morocoin 的人，他们使用了 Elon 的 AI 视频来推广该币，甚至制作了假哈佛 AI 教授来推广该币 🤣😭https://t.co/U2vktI5Koppic.twitter.com/TOdYSGl7BD</p>
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<p>— Einstein (@OnChainEinstein) 2025 年 12 月 23 日</p>
</div><p>The platforms claimed to hold licences from the SEC, the National Futures Association, and FinCEN, all of which the regulator says were false.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些平台声称持有 SEC、国家期货协会和 FinCEN 的许可证，监管机构表示这些都是虚假的。</p>
</div><p>They also advertised strong security protections and large insurance coverage against theft, statements the SEC describes as entirely fabricated.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>它们还宣传强大的安全保护和针对盗窃的大额保险，这些声明被 SEC 描述为完全虚构的。</p>
</div><h2>Fake Tokens And Invented Companies</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>假代币和虚构公司</h2>
</div><p>To deepen the deception, the WhatsApp clubs promoted so-called “Security Token Offerings”, likening them to early-stage public share sales.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>为了加深欺骗，WhatsApp 俱乐部推广所谓的 “安全代币发行”，将其比作早期的公开股票销售。</p>
</div><p>The tokens were said to be issued by companies called NeuralNet, SatCommTech, and HumanBlock.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些代币被称为由 NeuralNet、SatCommTech 和 HumanBlock 等公司发行。</p>
</div><p>According to the complaint, none of these businesses existed.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据投诉，这些公司根本不存在。</p>
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<p><em>Morocoin was a fake token created to defraud investors. (Source: X)</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>Morocoin 是一个虚假的代币，旨在欺诈投资者。（来源：X）</em></p>
</div><p>NeuralNet was presented as a brain-computer interface developer, SatCommTech as a satellite communications firm, and HumanBlock as a builder of blockchain-based humanoid robots.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>NeuralNet 被呈现为脑机接口开发商，SatCommTech 作为卫星通信公司，HumanBlock 则被描述为构建基于区块链的人形机器人。</p>
</div><p>Investors were promised exceptional returns.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>投资者被承诺获得卓越的回报。</p>
</div><p>One Zenith Asset Tech Foundation operator told investors while promoting the HumanBlock token,</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一位 Zenith Asset Tech Foundation 的运营者在推广 HumanBlock 代币时告诉投资者，</p>
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<p>“It could very well define the most glorious moment of your financial life.”</p>
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<p>“这可能会定义你财务生活中最辉煌的时刻。”</p>
</div><h2>Withdrawals That Triggered More Demands</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>触发更多要求的提款</h2>
</div><p>Problems surfaced when investors tried to withdraw their funds.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>当投资者试图提取资金时，问题浮现。</p>
</div><p>Instead of access to their money, they were told to pay extra charges, described variously as taxes, verification fees, or loan repayments.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>他们被告知需要支付额外费用，而不是获得资金，费用被描述为各种税费、验证费或贷款偿还。</p>
</div><p>In June 2024, Morocoin claimed it was under investigation by regulators and said accounts would be frozen for three years.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 2024 年 6 月，Morocoin 声称正在接受监管机构的调查，并表示账户将在三年内被冻结。</p>
</div><p>Investors were urged to withdraw quickly, but only after paying expedited fees from outside their accounts.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>投资者被敦促迅速提款，但必须在支付加急费用后才能提取。</p>
</div><p>Similar notices appeared on Berge and Cirkor in January 2025.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>类似的通知在 2025 年 1 月出现在 Berge 和 Cirkor 上。</p>
</div><p>The SEC says none of these investigations existed.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>SEC 表示，这些调查根本不存在。</p>
</div><h2>Millions Traced Through Overseas Accounts</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>数百万美元通过海外账户追踪</h2>
</div><p>The regulator traced at least $7.4 million in crypto losses from 57 investors and $6.6 million in cash losses from 26 investors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>监管机构追踪到至少 740 万美元的加密损失来自 57 名投资者，以及 660 万美元的现金损失来自 26 名投资者。</p>
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<p><em>Source: sec.gov</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>来源：sec.gov</em></p>
</div><p>One Cirkor investor wired more than $1.4 million to a bank account in Indonesia.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一名 Cirkor 投资者向印尼的一个银行账户汇款超过 140 万美元。</p>
</div><p>A Morocoin investor made seven transfers totalling over $1 million to accounts in China and Hong Kong.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一名 Morocoin 投资者向中国和香港的账户进行了七笔总计超过 100 万美元的转账。</p>
</div><p>Funds moved through at least 27 US bank accounts and multiple private crypto wallets, with some held by individuals in China or Myanmar across Southeast Asia.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>资金通过至少 27 个美国银行账户和多个私人加密钱包转移，其中一些由位于中国或缅甸的个人持有，遍布东南亚。</p>
</div><p>Separately, federal prosecutors recently seized $8.5 million in Tether linked to related fraud cases.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>另外，联邦检察官最近查获了与相关欺诈案件有关的 850 万美元的 Tether。</p>
</div><h2>Deepfakes And AI Add A New Layer Of Believability</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>深度伪造和人工智能增加了可信度的新层次</h2>
</div><p>Regulators say the use of deepfake videos and AI-written messages made the scam harder to detect.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>监管机构表示，深度伪造视频和人工智能生成的信息使得诈骗更难以被发现。</p>
</div><p>Messaging apps such as WhatsApp allowed fraudsters to control the narrative, suppress doubts, and reinforce a sense of group success.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>WhatsApp 等消息应用程序使得诈骗者能够控制叙事，压制疑虑，并增强群体成功感。</p>
</div><p>Laura D’Allaird, chief of the SEC’s Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, said the case “highlights an all-too-common form of investment scam that is being used to target U.S. retail investors with devastating consequences”.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>美国证券交易委员会（SEC）网络与新兴技术部门负责人 Laura D’Allaird 表示，此案 “突显了一种过于常见的投资诈骗形式，正在针对美国零售投资者，造成毁灭性后果”。</p>
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<p><em>Laura D’Allaird heads the SEC’s Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, leading enforcement against cyber fraud, AI scams, and crypto misconduct to protect retail investors.</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>Laura D’Allaird 负责 SEC 的网络与新兴技术部门，领导针对网络欺诈、人工智能诈骗和加密货币不当行为的执法，以保护零售投资者。</em></p>
</div><h2>Regulatory Action And Ongoing Warnings</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>监管行动与持续警告</h2>
</div><p>The SEC filed the case in the US District Court for the District of Colorado.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>SEC 在科罗拉多州美国地区法院提起了此案。</p>
</div><p>It is seeking permanent injunctions, civil penalties, and the return of funds with interest.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>SEC 寻求永久禁令、民事罚款以及连同利息的资金返还。</p>
</div><p>All seven companies have since shut down their websites or vanished online.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这七家公司自此已关闭其网站或在网上消失。</p>
</div><p>Regulators in several US states had already received complaints from victims before the federal case was filed.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在联邦案件提起之前，多个美国州的监管机构已收到受害者的投诉。</p>
</div><p>Laura D’Allaird emphasised in a statement that the SEC remains committed to protecting investors, saying,</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Laura D’Allaird 在一份声明中强调，SEC 仍致力于保护投资者，表示，</p>
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<p>“Fraud is fraud. We will vigorously pursue securities fraud that harms retail investors, regardless of the technology or terminology used to disguise it.”</p>
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<div class="lb-trans"><blockquote>
<p>“欺诈就是欺诈。我们将积极追究对零售投资者造成伤害的证券欺诈，无论使用何种技术或术语来掩盖。”</p>
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</div><p>Alongside the lawsuit, the SEC has warned investors not to rely on tips shared in private messaging groups and to independently verify anyone offering investment opportunities, especially those promising steady or AI-driven returns.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在提起诉讼的同时，SEC 警告投资者不要依赖在私人消息组中分享的提示，并要独立验证任何提供投资机会的人，特别是那些承诺稳定或基于人工智能的回报。</p>
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WhatsApp Investment Clubs Run by Fake “Professors” Tricked US Investors Out of $14 Million, US SEC Says

- 美国证券交易委员会指控七家公司涉嫌运作虚假加密货币平台。  
- 这些公司利用社交媒体和 WhatsApp 招募投资者，骗取超过 1400 万美元。  
- 调查显示，投资者资金被转移至海外账户，且所有平台未进行真实交易。

美国证券交易委员会表示，WhatsApp 投资俱乐部由假冒的 “教授” 运营，骗取了美国投资者 1400 万美元