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His image used in a scam, Mbappé complains

2020-03-31T08:33:37.780Z


The Paris Saint-Germain striker was the victim of an image hijacking to tout investments in cryptocurrency.


Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappé is only 21, but his image is already one of the most influential in French sport. And some crooks have understood this. The 2018 world champion to recently file a lawsuit says L'Equipe . Her name and image were unwittingly found at the heart of a scam, to entice people to invest in cryptocurrency.

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False advertising articles were displayed on some sites, saying "The latest investment by Kylian Mbappé put experts under pressure and frightened the big banks". Thus, according to these unscrupulous articles, the native of Bondy supposedly made an appearance in several shows (Touche pas à mon poste, et Quotidien), to extol the merits of a digital investment, named Bitcoin Trader, which would be miraculously able to "transform anyone into a millionaire in three or four months".

Shows he never participated in

In reality, as Anne-Sophie Coulbois, head of the Central Office for the Suppression of Serious Financial Delinquency questioned by the sports daily explains, these placements are purely fictitious. The authorities invite to be extra vigilant with this kind of advertisement on the internet, and to inquire when a miracle method on the internet promises money. A simple search made it possible to discover that the jewel of French football never participated in these broadcasts.

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