While Tom’s death by suicide is an extreme example of the consequences of these scams, a new report from Logically, an organization that combats online misinformation, reveals how these two Telegram channels have fleeced thousands of people. The Telegram channels that were responsible for creating and promoting the cryptocurrency tokens Tom invested in did not respond to VICE News’ request for comment. He ultimately drove himself so far into debt, that eventually he killed himself,” James said. Destroyed his business and lost everyone. “My brother destroyed his life over this shit. James believes that, though it was not the only factor in Tom dying by suicide, the loss of so much money in this cryptocurrency scam, and the subsequent loss of his business tipped his brother over the edge. He walked straight home and took his own life.” So no one was there for him and no one knew he was outta jail. “Then on top of that, they let him outta jail two days early and didn’t notify us. “He had guns registered to him and no one went to remove them from his possession,” James said. That never happened, and he later died by suicide. Tom was quickly arrested.īut while his family scrambled to get him some help, he was released from prison without any warning–on the condition that any guns he owned were taken away from him. When the police arrived, Tom told an officer that the officer’s house would be next. The next night, he poured gas on his truck in front of his house and set it on fire. Things came to a head for Tom in March of this year, when, according to his brother, one evening he climbed on top of his house, yelling and screaming, telling his neighbors he was going to kill them. He also became increasingly extreme in his beliefs, going beyond QAnon conspiracy theories to espouse flat earth conspiracy theories, and speaking about the David Icke-inspired conspiracy theory that the earth is secretly run by a race of lizard people. In the end, Tom invested over $100,000 in these scams, ruining his business in the process. It is just a cash grab, which has a major following and is exploiting the misinformed who don’t understand what’s going on,” James said. They were linked to the tokens themselves, raking in millions of dollars from investors like Tom. Tom was actively following two major Telegram accounts, known as Whiplash347 and PatriotQakes, which were promoting dozens of tokens linked to the Stellar blockchain, the world’s third most popular crypto network behind Bitcoin and Ethereum.īut what Tom didn’t know was that these influencers weren’t simply providing neutral investment advice, as they claimed. Soon, that same community was providing him with cryptocurrency investment advice. “I have always played it pretty safe, I never really overspent on crypto in any way that would compromise my family’s financial stability,” he said.īut Tom’s research led him in a different direction, and like many stuck at home and isolated due to the pandemic, he was sucked into the QAnon conspiracy theory community. So, after a few months of research, James invested some money in XRP, a cryptocurrency linked to the Ripple network, and a couple of other cryptocurrency tokens. He was determined not to miss out on another golden opportunity. We do not endorse any opinions expressed on this website and we do not support, represent or guarantee the completeness, truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any content posted on this website.Back in 2014, James had nearly invested $100,000 in Bitcoin (an investment that would be worth over $6 million today) but he put the money towards a house for his family instead, he told VICE News. All statements, claims, views and opinions that appear on this site are always presented as unverified and should be discerned by the reader. We are also focused on disclosing extraterrestrial contact and humanity’s lost ancient origins.ĭisclaimer: All articles, videos, and images posted on Operation Disclosure were submitted by readers and/or handpicked by the site itself for informational and/or entertainment purposes. Our mission at Operation Disclosure is to get you up-to-date on the latest conspiracies and to provide raw unvetted information from various sources. If you wish to receive the daily Operation Disclosure Newsletter, you can subscribe via the PayPal “Subscribe” button located on the site. – Your signature/name/username at the top The subject of your email entry should be: “Entry Post | (Title of your post) | Operation Disclosure” If you wish to write and/or publish an article on Operation Disclosure all you need to do is send your entry these following rules.
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