UK authorities seize NFTSs over $1.9 million in suspected tax fraud
, and British authorities hope to clean them up.HM Revenue and Customs has seized three NFTs as part of investigation into potential tax fraud. The suspects allegedly used 250 fake companies, false identities, prepaid phones, VPNs and other techniques to hide themselves as they sought to defraud the UK tax office of £1.4 million .
HMRC obtained a court order to take the unvalued NFTs as well as crypto assets worth roughly £5,000 . This is the first time UK law enforcement has seized NFTs, the authority said. The investigation is still ongoing. However, economic crime deputy director Nick Sharp believed the seizures would"serve as a warning" to other would-be crypto fraud perpetrators.
The lack of regulations and other protections around NFTs has led to significant problems with fraud and scams, including
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