Their first company, HashCoins, which launched in December 2013, purported to be a manufacturer of crypto mining equipment, and took orders (and payment in full) from customers who wanted to purchase miners. However, according to the indictment, HashCoins never manufactured anything – instead, it re-sold mining equipment purchased on the open market and found reasons to delay the shipment of the majority of its sales.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/11/21/two-estonians-charged-with-running-a-series-of-crypto-scams-totalling-575m/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines