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Raised to invest dollars in bitcoin to get big profits in the short term.The duo had its center of operations in the city of Bejuma, in Carabobo state.The lead agency for criminal investigations of Venezuela, reported on 2 December the arrest of two brothers who allegedly estafaban their victims with false promises of investment in bitcoin, as well as fictitious sales in dollars. The duo had its center of operations in the city of Bejuma, in Carabobo state.As announced by the Commissioner-General José Gregorio Domínguez Cañas, head of the Delegation of the Body of Research the Scientific, Penal and Criminal (ICPC), the total amount of the scammed would be by the order of USD 150.000. Those responsible were identified as Peter Joseph and Manuel Alfredo Núñez Flores, 20 and 29 years of age respectively.The CIPC also says that the brothers Nunez Flowers addressed to the people, they raised to invest your dollars in bitcoin to get big profits in the short term. Were led to believe their victims that they were owners of several companies that will be left profits in forex, but once they had the money, did not give reasons for the supposed benefits, nor invested.In the publication of the commissioner Dominguez Reeds in the social networks, the official makes a call to the inhabitants of Bejuma and surrounding municipalities, to report to the CICPC if you know of any victim of the brothers Nunez Flores in connection with the scam on fake investments in bitcoin.The past month of may Breaking News reported on the arrest of three suspected fraudsters for nearly $ 3 million to investors of cryptocurrencies. At that time, the director’s Body of Research the Scientific, Penal and Criminal (CICPC) of Venezuela), Douglas Rico, stated that the three subjects were also arrested in the state of Carabobo, where they represented to the company, Coinvest, dedicated to the trade of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.While the cryptocurrencies are used in the most legal way, they have also become attractive as the motivations for the criminals, who are quite creative at the time of laying all manner of traps to the owners by surprise.To prevent scams when you are a user of cryptocurrencies, it is essential to educate themselves, investigate, appeal only to people and companies reliable, because the criminals are taking advantage of the ignorance and the greed of the people to carry out their crimes. This is why it is critical to clarify that no one can ensure benefits fixed on something, in virtue of which we live in a universe that is dynamic and unpredictable.