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Silicon Valley investors duped out of $500M by grifters using fake projections, false bank statements and brazen lies

Federal prosecutors target tech scammers who duped investors out of over $500 million using fake bank statements and inflated share prices.

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New York Post· Oct 20, 10:01 PMSilicon Valley investors duped out of $500M by grifters using fake projections, false bank statements and brazen lies

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