{"id":3880,"date":"2018-12-03T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasteyourtime.co\/?page_id=3880"},"modified":"2020-07-16T09:08:47","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T08:08:47","slug":"giza-device","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wall-of-shame\/giza-device\/","title":{"rendered":"GIZA DEVICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Why is this scam<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4863 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/traders-paradise.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/giza-device-2.jpg\" alt=\"GIZA DEVICE\" width=\"300\" height=\"89\" \/><br \/>\nGIZA DEVICE is a scam. It is about how scammers reportedly created a fake initial coin offering (ICO) to crowdfund for a startup called Giza. They claimed it would help to develop a device to store cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>The ICO kicked off in January and by February had raised 2,100 Ethereum coins. At that time the equivalent of $2.4million.<\/p>\n<p>Alarm bells rang when Russian firm Third Pin alleging that no payment has been received.<\/p>\n<p>Their task was to manufacture the cryptocurrency device. So, they had to stop manufacture for Giza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official website: www.gizadevice.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The signs of confirmation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The funds were supposed to be used to fund the development of a \u201csuper-secure storage device\u201d for cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>The individual or group of individuals used a fake LinkedIn profile and copied pictures from another user\u2019s Instagram profile to create a false persona.<\/p>\n<h5>Scammers from GIZA DEVICE managed to dupe more than 1,000 investors.<\/h5>\n<p>The ICO kicked off in January and by February had raised 2,100 ether, which, at the time, was worth about US$2.4 million.<\/p>\n<p>The project seemed legitimate at first until warning signs began to appear.<\/p>\n<p>This included a falling out with the company\u2019s sole supplier. Further, a lack of communication from its supposed founders. And, of course, failed attempts to recoup the lost funds.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the Giza official website has vanished. And its Twitter account @GizaDevice has been inactive since late-January.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Let&#8217;s see the other signs and why GIZA DEVICE is a scam.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Giza Device signed a contract with Russian firm Third Pin LLC in December 2017 to manufacture the cryptocurrency hardware wallets.<\/p>\n<p>Third Pin CEO Ivan Ioan Larionov wrote in a post on BitcoinTalk that his company cut ties with Giza in late-January 2018 after the startup failed to pay its invoices.<\/p>\n<p>Money from Giza\u2019s wallet was allegedly drained over the course of two weeks and sent onto other wallets.<br \/>\nFormer employees suspect Giza started off legitimate before turning into a scam.<\/p>\n<p>Aleksandar Rajic (developer from Novi Sad, Serbia), who was the software developer in Giza, said his mysterious boss stopped contact in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they stopped responding to my Skype and LinkedIn messages, I suspected it is a scam,\u201d Rajic said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Recommendation for GIZA DEVICE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A startup that promises \u201cthe most advanced trading-algorithm in the cryptocurrency market&#8221; is a scam, completely dump.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these signals because such scammers are always coming back.<\/p>\n<p>With the same or slightly altered face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is this scam GIZA DEVICE is a scam. 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