WEX.nz

[Nihilnostik]

Yes it could be, officially based in U.K. but actually based in Ucrania, russian staff, almost the same poor web design.

If you create a new exchange why would you use a dinosaur design that clearly reminds  Btc-e/Wex ?

Who would want to be related with it?

 https://www.cointelligence.com/exchanges_list/btc_alpha/

https://viva-e.com

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[fratoshi]

Yes it could be, officially based in U.K. but actually based in Ucrania, russian staff, almost the same poor web design.

If you create a new exchange why would you use a dinosaur design that clearly reminds  Btc-e/Wex ?

Who would want to be related with it?

 https://www.cointelligence.com/exchanges_list/btc_alpha/

https://viva-e.com

This one can't be a coincidence.

There was a post about thee new VIVA-e scam on scam accusation forum, but it got removed

I archive the post https://archive.md/C0XaV#selection-2423.0-2423.52

user nutildah is supporting VIVA-e scam

[thedreamer]

I  thought these scammers got take out by the hit on their heads last year in RUS after they ran the exit scam on BTC-E?

[malevolent]

You thought wrong There are no indicators of anyone of them having any violence inflicted upon their persons. One guy is alleged to have transferred money to FSB after being "persuaded" by them, and someone who lost money at wex is sending a lot of bomb threats, causing quite a ruckus:

— https://meduza.io/en/feature/2019/12/23/for-almost-a-month-russian-urban-centers-have-been-brought-to-a-standstill-by-fake-bomb-threats-police-say-there-s-not-much-they-can-do-about-it

— More than one million residents of Moscow have had their everyday lives disrupted as Russia remains gripped by a spate of hoax bomb threats that have led to mass evacuations.

[thedreamer]

Too bad, they deserved it. Walked away with a lot of people's money..

[malevolent]

$140M ($90M USD) from BTC-e have been seized in New Zealand:

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12339302

Four years after shutting down BTC-e they have finally managed to seize the fiat money.

[gentlemand]

$140M ($90M USD) from BTC-e have been seized in New Zealand:

What's the fate of any money recovered? I don't recall any structure, group or process regarding this. Not sure I've ever read any summary about aggrieved customers or whether they've attempted to unite. I kind of got the impression everyone knew they were going to get raped when wex resurfaced.

I presume it's being treated as another Silk Road and all the money is automatically condemned as evil and kept to spend on training people to choke the innocent to death in a sneakier manner.

[squatter]

What's the fate of any money recovered? I don't recall any structure, group or process regarding this. Not sure I've ever read any summary about aggrieved customers or whether they've attempted to unite. I kind of got the impression everyone knew they were going to get raped when wex resurfaced.

I presume it's being treated as another Silk Road and all the money is automatically condemned as evil and kept to spend on training people to choke the innocent to death in a sneakier manner.

This is quite different than cases like the Mt. Gox liquidation. I don't believe there's much chance of recovery for customers. Regulators have asserted over and over that BTC-e was essentially a money laundering operation, implying its money was tainted. FinCEN also fined them for $110 Million, so the bulk of the money is already spoken for. I wonder if other regulators might follow suit after the Vinnik case is decided too.

On top of all that, I have to wonder how many legitimate customers ever completed KYC -- it was not required -- and would also want to involve themselves in a Department of Justice victim claim.

[malevolent]

Yeah, good luck recovering anything out of this even with a solid proof of depositing fiat money or cryptocurrencies there. How much information about the depositors do the authorities even possess? New Zealand being a Five Eyes member country wouldn't help either here.

On top of all that, I have to wonder how many legitimate customers ever completed KYC -- it was not required -- and would also want to involve themselves in a Department of Justice victim claim.

It was actually required to deposit fiat money (not necessarily for AML reasons but to limit deposits made using stolen/phished credentials), don't remember whether it was necessary to complete a withdrawal. Accounts without KYC couldn't withdraw less than 100 BTC per day either, IIRC.

[Dioptriy]

any news or hope for the ones who were scammed?
i am in desperate situation.  

[xelbyb]

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who sends and why?

[Involution]

When does WEX.nz pay their funds to the people back? I need my Bitcoin back from that time. Can anyone help if he has access to btc-e.nz.co and their wallets?