His Austrian accomplice claims that the kidnappers are demanding money for drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The kidnapping of Mykhailo Romanenko (pictured above), the leader of crypto fraudsters operating under the guise of Eternity Inc, was reported by the formal CEO of this "enterprise" – Austrian adventurer Roman Leithauser. The statement was circulated via email to participants of the crypto pyramid scheme.
Leithauser wrote that Mykhailo Romanenko was apparently kidnapped and forced to testify on camera. However, the director of Eternity Inc admitted that Romanenko’s accomplices are still unaware of what actually happened.
Nevertheless, Leithauser is convinced that "very criminal organizations" with a "Ukrainian trace" are behind this. According to him, a person from Germany, who "acts as an enlightener and savior of society," is involved in what is happening. However, Leithauser is convinced that "in fact his goal is to raise money for a drone manufacturing business in Ukraine."
In this letter, Roman Leithauser assured gullible investors that despite Mykhailo Romanenko’s abduction, their investments are completely safe, promising to show relevant receipts and notes as proof.
In another email sent the same day, March 19, Roman Leithauser tried to convince participants of the crypto pyramid scheme that the "events surrounding Mykhailo Romanenko" had not affected the security of the Bitcoin wallet where Eternity allegedly keeps its insurance reserve.
However, shortly after these letters were sent out, Roman Leithauser deleted all videos featuring Mykhailo Romanenko from the official YouTube channel of Eternity Inc. Simultaneously, mentions of the "founding father" of the scam began to disappear directly from the website of the crypto pyramid scheme.
Additionally, it seems a previously announced webinar for Eternity "investors," where Mykhailo Romanenko’s partner Nazar Babenko was supposed to speak, has been canceled.
This indirectly indicates that Mykhailo Romanenko may not have been a victim of an abduction by the "Ukrainian mafia" at all, but rather "scammed" his German and Austrian associates by emptying the "company’s" cashbox. However, this is not a definitive conclusion – we continue to monitor the situation.
Recall that Ukrainian nationals Mykhailo Romanenko and Nazar Babenko are the heads of the Danvel Group – a clearly fraudulent organization, under the "umbrella" of which two "scammer" internet projects operate – Eternity and Danvel. Both are classic "Ponzi schemes" with a focus on cryptocurrencies.