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CBI Chargesheets 30 in HPZ Token Fraud, Names Two Chinese Nationals

The filing details a foreign-run network that moved roughly Rs 1,000 crore via shell firms, payment aggregators, then cryptocurrency.

Overview

  • CBI says about Rs 1,000 crore was routed from bank accounts to shell companies within months after the HPZ app launched in 2021.
  • Investigators identify Wan Jun of Jilian Consultants India and Li Anming as key coordinators, with Shigoo Technologies used to run the scheme.
  • The syndicate exploited payment aggregators and layered accounts to collect investments and briefly return funds to cultivate investor confidence.
  • Proceeds were converted to cryptocurrency and transferred out of India through fronts created with help from professional intermediaries.
  • The Enforcement Directorate has frozen assets worth Rs 603.4 crore, and CBI says probes and international action continue under Operation Chakra-V.