That doesn't match what the article says, you must have skimmed it too fast. The scam was a fake cryptocurrency exchange/trading platform that looked like a re

That doesn't match what the article says, you must have skimmed it too fast. The scam was a fake cryptocurrency exchange/trading platform that looked like a real one with accounts, balances and prices for the various tokens. So far more than a guys who said "cryptocurrency" a couple of times on the phone.