BBC axes show about £6m local hero over online currency ‘scam’ after some investors complained that it had been taken in and fallen victim to ‘fraud’
- BBC article told how Hanad Hassan turned £37 investment into nearly £6million
- Documentary and article pulled following concerns he is running a scam
- ‘Charity focused’ cryptocurrency set up by Mr Hassan discontinued in October
- Search of social media revealed investors had been making fraud accusations
A BBC documentary about a multimillionaire cryptocurrency founder was pulled off the air last night over claims that he was running a scam.
Concerns were raised after an online BBC article told how ‘successful’ trader Hanad Hassan, 20, had managed to turn an initial £37 investment into nearly £6million within a year.
The glowing write-up described how the university dropout wanted to ‘use his wealth to help people’ – and had donated £200,000 to good causes in his home town of Birmingham.
But within hours, it emerged that the ‘charity-focused’ cryptocurrency set up by Mr Hassan, who drives a £30,000 Mercedes, had in fact been discontinued in October.
A further search of social media revealed investors had…
