GravyScale Fraudulent Investment - Revision history

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[[File:Gravyscale.jpg|thumb|GravyScale Branding]]GravyScale claimed to be a large and trusted investment firm. In reality, it accepted deposits in cryptocurrency and offered no withdrawals.

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.<ref name="redditold-11271" /><ref name="redditold-11272" /><ref name="redditoldarchive-11273" /><ref name="gravyscalearchive-11274" /><ref name="issuewire-11275" /><ref name="issuewire-11276" />

== About GravyScale ==
"Zurich, Switzerland Oct 2, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - Gravyscale is the world's biggest and most trusted investment company that aggregates funds for investment cryptocurrency, real estate, cannabis, and forex-trading in the digital finance industry."

"Founded in 2019 by Matteo Jäger with aim of helping the world achieve financial freedom and stability, When Matteo Jäger first started out, his passion for "Helping achieve Financial freedom" drove him to start his own Investment Management Algorithm, and ever since Gravyscale has strived to bring professional financial services to the world of digital assets. Leveraging with the most experienced and powerful technology, Gravyscale empowers thousands of people to harness the value behind their crypto assets, shaping a new, better financial system."

"Gravyscale currently manages assets for 1,000,000+ users across 100 jurisdictions."

"All crypto deposits will be stolen ."

"glad I didn’t send much but oh well to test it out…"

"Report the wallet address … yes I got hit for lots ."

This is a global/international case not involving a specific country.

The background of the exchange platform, service, or individuals involved, as it would have been seen or understood at the time of the events.

Include:

* Known history of when and how the service was started.
* What problems does the company or service claim to solve?
* What marketing materials were used by the firm or business?
* Audits performed, and excerpts that may have been included.
* Business registration documents shown (fake or legitimate).
* How were people recruited to participate?
* Public warnings and announcements prior to the event.

Don't Include:
* Any wording which directly states or implies that the business is/was illegitimate, or that a vulnerability existed.
* Anything that wasn't reasonably knowable at the time of the event.
There could be more than one section here. If the same platform is involved with multiple incidents, then it can be linked to a main article page.

== The Reality ==
This sections is included if a case involved deception or information that was unknown at the time. Examples include:

* When the service was actually started (if different than the "official story").
* Who actually ran a service and their own personal history.
* How the service was structured behind the scenes. (For example, there was no "trading bot".)
* Details of what audits reported and how vulnerabilities were missed during auditing.

== What Happened ==
The specific events of the loss and how it came about. What actually happened to cause the loss and some of the events leading up to it.
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|+Key Event Timeline - GravyScale Fraudulent Investment
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!Event
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|October 2nd, 2021 7:51:04 AM MDT
|Reddit Post
|Incident shared on Reddit.
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== Technical Details ==
This section includes specific detailed technical analysis of any security breaches which happened. What specific software vulnerabilities contributed to the problem and how were they exploited?

== Total Amount Lost ==
The total amount lost is unknown.

How much was lost and how was it calculated? If there are conflicting reports, which are accurate and where does the discrepancy lie?

== Immediate Reactions ==
How did the various parties involved (firm, platform, management, and/or affected individual(s)) deal with the events? Were services shut down? Were announcements made? Were groups formed?

== Ultimate Outcome ==
What was the end result? Was any investigation done? Were any individuals prosecuted? Was there a lawsuit? Was any tracing done?

== Total Amount Recovered ==
There do not appear to have been any funds recovered in this case.

What funds were recovered? What funds were reimbursed for those affected users?

== Ongoing Developments ==
What parts of this case are still remaining to be concluded?
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== Platform Prevention Policies ==
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== Regulatory Prevention Policies ==
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== References ==
<references><ref name="redditold-11271">[https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/pzvj71/deleted_by_user/hffyvek/ <nowiki>Tradegrow comments on [deleted by user]</nowiki>] (Oct 3, 2022)</ref>

<ref name="redditold-11272">[https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/pzvj71/deleted_by_user/hfftmvi/ <nowiki>Tradegrow comments on [deleted by user]</nowiki>] (Oct 3, 2022)</ref>

<ref name="redditoldarchive-11273">[https://web.archive.org/web/20211003044006/https://old.reddit.com/r/CryptoScams/comments/pzvj71/new_scam_website_gravyscalecom/ New scam website gravyscale.com . : CryptoScams] (Jul 12, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="gravyscalearchive-11274">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220110121106/http://gravyscale.com/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi Default Web Site Page] (Jul 12, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="issuewire-11275">[https://www.issuewire.com/gravyscale-our-aim-is-to-unlock-our-clients-financial-freedom-1712438804718745 GRAVYSCALE - Our aim is to unlock our clients financial freedom. - IssueWire] (Jul 12, 2023)</ref>

<ref name="issuewire-11276">[https://www.issuewire.com/pdf/2021/10/gravyscale-our-aim-is-to-unlock-our-clients-financial-freedom-IssueWire.pdf https://www.issuewire.com/pdf/2021/10/gravyscale-our-aim-is-to-unlock-our-clients-financial-freedom-IssueWire.pdf] (Jul 12, 2023)</ref></references>