French justice is currently faced with a Bitcoin swindle case of considerable magnitude, involving two Franco-Israelis accused of having diverted nearly 12 million euros. One of them, Julien-Daniel X., is kept in detention after being arrested in France during a ski stay.
Bitcoin scam in France: 12 million euros flights and a suspect arrested!
It all starts in December, when the Rennes research section is alerted by a financial advisor from Saint-Grégoire (Ille-et-Vilaine). Victim of a scam after having invested in a site promising Bitcoin returns, he entails with him other investors, including an entrepreneur and his son. On their own, they would have lost 5.5 million euros.
Arrested in January 2025, Julien-Daniel X is the main suspect. Originally from Boulogne-Billancourt and installed in Israel for a decade, the investigators discover that the latter has set up a conversion platform in cryptocurrencies. The operating mode was to offer fallacious investments in Bitcoin, claiming to verify the financial reliability of the victims by a crypto transfer. Once the funds were transferred, they diverted the sums for their benefit.
This method would have been used to whiten important sums from other financial scams. In all, 18 customers, dispersed across France, claim to have lost their investment. Seizures have been made, including bank accounts, cryptocurrencies, vehicles and luxury items, for an amount estimated at 12 million euros.
Arrested because he is Israeli?
Faced with accusations, Julien-Daniel X. defends himself vigorously. He says that his business has always respected the regulations and that no link with the scams has been proven. His lawyers denounce an instrumentalization of the file because of his nationality and point to accusations of anti -Semitism against the investigators. Despite these declarations, justice has decided to maintain the suspect in detention to avoid any consultation with any accomplices and prevent a risk of flight.
This case highlights the growing dangers associated with investments in cryptocurrencies, in particular bitcoin. Scams in this area have proliferated in recent years, targeting investors and even crypto business owners such as the recent Kidnapping of the CEO of Ledger. Caution is therefore required to sail calmly in this universe.
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