TL;DR:

Lenders @shasan, @DarkStar_ and @alterra57 have all loaned HedgeFx USDT TRC20 funds to wallet TFqN1GmbXtQNZu1BsuhrExzpKLszXBfQ4U.  The funds are then sent to HYIP/PONZI sites. 

example:

[TTd9qHyjqiUkfTxe3gotbuTMpjU8LEbpkN] is identified as wallet "Kraken" and on the 2022-12-25 sends $51.39 to wallet TFqN1GmbXtQNZu1BsuhrExzpKLszXBfQ4U via TX ca69c04cff39219ea9d873c4ecbb278d12c8359e3c4e60212a2a48d13b04d28e those funds are sent three days later to wallet TWGZbjofbTLY3UCjCV4yiLkRg89zLqwRgi via TX bb12c485cac56c0b5bca5ea0910ab1eeffe5594b2b49c427fa725349a20b469d

Conclusion:  HedgeFx is borrowing funds to participate in Ponzi/HYIP.

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I am not suggesting any lender is aware of what HedgeFx is doing with the funds that are provided in good faith.

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Proof:

2023-03-08 HedgeFx u=2221175 attempted to obtain a $600 USDT trc20 loan to wallet address [TFqN1GmbXtQNZu1BsuhrExzpKLszXBfQ4U] [here]. 

Not long afterwards: After their previous loans were found to be repaid predominantly late, they locked that thread and started a second loan application the next day asking for $400 USDT TRC20 which was funded by @shasan [here]

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Example of a loan that has been facilitated From shasan to HedgeFx


25 minutes later, those funds ( 299 USDT Trc20) are moved to wallet TJbHp48Shg4tTD5x6fKkU7PodggL5mjcJP via TX cc9649e5f27218d646369b4f04bca34db123d265c6e716fa471112a715787640

TJbHp48Shg4tTD5x6fKkU7PodggL5mjcJP is identified as a ponzi/hyip address on this page: https://e-investars.com/details/lid/483/p/2/ - archive [1] [2]

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Example of a loan that has been facilitated From @DarkStar_ to HedgeFx


24 minutes later, those funds are transferred to wallet TWGZbjofbTLY3UCjCV4yiLkRg89zLqwRgi via TX 123e978a8b7b83f98ed6506c0b83157b58d1d53a6b03ca21d1f125e71644793c

TWGZbjofbTLY3UCjCV4yiLkRg89zLqwRgi is mentioned on this PONZI/HYIP site: https://www.sqmonitor.com/?a=details&lid=8238&menu=vote - Archive [1] [2]

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Example of a loan that has been facilitated From @alterra57 to HedgeFx


Loan was funded 2022-08-06 10:36:06 (Local).  The first outbound transfer of USDT TRC20 after the loan was funded was from TFqN1GmbXtQNZu1BsuhrExzpKLszXBfQ4U (2022-08-09 04:05:36 (Local)) a transfer of 4,571.357321 Tether USD USDT to TM1zzNDZD2DPASbKcgdVoTYhfmYgtfwx9R via TX e2e88111b9e12ef650a42f6c3fdbc2bbb36008e08013a060dc6ccdff898740fc

(As in the first example above - a delay of three days)

TM1zzNDZD2DPASbKcgdVoTYhfmYgtfwx9R is mentioned on this scam reporting page: https://cryptscam.com/en/detail/TM1zzNDZD2DPASbKcgdVoTYhfmYgtfwx9R - archive [1] [2]

In case you didn't pick up on it - alterra57 sends funds to HedgeFx from a wallet address that is identified as a Ponzi/Hyip address - alterra57 is facilitating loans with the profits from Ponzis.

HedgeFx makes the classic mistake all scammers make of getting their repayment TX wrong:


Transaction 589e9e8f1d812c463c4f529068eca34c96279d6712fb586a33ea39dfa271558b

Here is a screen shot of that transaction:



TM1zzNDZD2DPASbKcgdVoTYhfmYgtfwx9R transferred 500 Tether USD USDT to TPVwtc2ZEo35QE9MCUciKUqbSfCLUhWT6G

TM1zzNDZD2DPASbKcgdVoTYhfmYgtfwx9R is used by both alterra57 and HedgeFx

Conclusion:

2 Accounts Connected: (Note: Banned shown in red / Inactive in Blue / Active profile (in ordinary link colour))

HedgeFx, alterra57,

Miscellaneous:

alterra57 (and by extension their alt HedgeFx) are facilitating loans with funds acquired through their activities in Ponzis.

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Related Addresses:


Three wallets created minutes apart.

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HedgeFx currently has two loans with Shasan - the second is now overdue (and it would appear so is the first)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5030169.msg62287441#msg62287441

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