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Couple sent $10.5M by Crypto.com claim they thought they won a prize

by Repost Admin October 13, 2022, 8:43 am 2k Views

The duo allegedly went on a spending spree with Crypto.com’s funds, buying four houses, vehicles, art, furniture and gifts, but 7 million AUD has now been returned.

The Melbourne couple who mistakenly sent almost $6.6 million, or 10.5 million Australian dollars, on Crypto.com in 2021 is arguing in court that they thought the funds were won via a competition.

Thevamanogari Manivel and her husband, Jatinder Singh, are currently facing a trial in the Victoria Supreme Court over theft charges, among others, after the duo allegedly went on a spending spree with Crypto.com’s funds last year.

Appearing via video link in Melbourne magistrates court on Oct. 11, Manivel and Singh pleaded not guilty to their respective charges, with the defense being that Singh had thought he had won a contest from Crypto.com and had t