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== Brazil arrests German conman over pseudo-science fraud ==
== Brazil arrests German conman over pseudo-science fraud ==
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<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-20076791 '''Brazil arrests German conman over pseudo-science fraud'''. 24 October 2012.<br>'''Brazilian police have arrested a German conman who claimed to have developed a scheme which he said allowed him to predict lottery numbers, transmit data and improve online banking security.'''<br>Hartmut Muller, who had been convicted of a multi-million-dollar fraud in Germany, persuaded people to invest in the scheme supposedly based on gravitational waves.<br>He fled to Brazil when the evidence against him began to mount.<br>He is expected to be extradited.<br>Interpol agents arrested Muller, 58, in the southern city of Florianopolis on Tuesday.<br>He had moved there in January, fleeing a court case in the German city of Dresden, where he and three of his partners were on trial for fraud.<br>''''Vitality-generators''''<br>Muller conned some 3,000 investors out of about five million Euros ($6.5m, £4m), the court said.<br>He had invented a pseudo-scientific theory he called "global scaling", which he said allowed him to use gravitational waves to prevent electronic smog, use novel methods of scanning to be applied in medicine, and transmit "information without any limits in quantity, quality or time".<br>The court said Muller convinced investors with his impressive, and mainly fictitious, CV which included advanced degrees in applied mathematics and physics from the University of Saint Petersburg and "the Vernadski Medal first grade for his scientific achievements".<br>Muller used his bogus theory to develop a wealth of products, from "wellness devices" which could allegedly protect the buyer from electronic smog to "vitality-generators" to improve one's life force.<br>Brazilian media say he continued his scams even after he fled there, selling software which he said used his theory to improve internet banking security.<br>An expert witness who appeared at the trial in Dresden dismissed Muller's global scaling theory, saying:"It has no scientific grounding: it's like astrology, totally made up."<br>The court in Dresden sentenced Muller to four-and-a-half years in prison.<br>Brazilian police say they will hold Muller until they receive an extradition request from Germany.</ref>
Le Brésil arrête un escroc allemand pour fraude pseudo-scientifique. 24 octobre 2012.
La police brésilienne a arrêté un escroc allemand qui affirmait avoir mis au point un système qui lui permettait, selon lui, de prédire les numéros de loterie, de transmettre des données et d'améliorer la sécurité des services bancaires en ligne.
Hartmut Muller, qui avait été condamné pour une fraude de plusieurs millions de dollars en Allemagne, a persuadé les gens d'investir dans ce système censé être basé sur les ondes gravitationnelles.
Il s'est enfui au Brésil lorsque les preuves contre lui ont commencé à s'accumuler.
On s'attend à ce qu'il soit extradé.
Les agents d'Interpol ont arrêté Muller, 58 ans, dans la ville de Florianopolis, au sud du pays, mardi.
Il s'y était installé en janvier, fuyant un procès dans la ville allemande de Dresde, où lui et trois de ses partenaires étaient jugés pour fraude.
Les "générateurs de vitalité
Muller a escroqué quelque 3 000 investisseurs sur environ cinq millions d'euros (6,5 millions de dollars, 4 millions de livres sterling), a déclaré le tribunal.
Il avait inventé une théorie pseudo-scientifique qu'il a appelée "global scaling", qui lui permettait, selon lui, d'utiliser les ondes gravitationnelles pour prévenir le smog électronique, d'utiliser de nouvelles méthodes de balayage à appliquer en médecine et de transmettre "des informations sans aucune limite en quantité, qualité ou temps".
Le tribunal a déclaré que M. Muller avait convaincu les investisseurs avec son impressionnant, et surtout fictif, CV qui comprenait des diplômes de mathématiques appliquées et de physique de l'Université de Saint-Pétersbourg et "la médaille Vernadski en première année pour ses réalisations scientifiques".
Muller a utilisé sa théorie bidon pour développer une multitude de produits, allant des "appareils de bien-être" qui pourraient protéger l'acheteur du smog électronique aux "générateurs de vitalité" pour améliorer sa force de vie.
Les médias brésiliens affirment qu'il a continué ses escroqueries même après s'être enfui, en vendant des logiciels qui, selon lui, utilisaient sa théorie pour améliorer la sécurité des opérations bancaires sur Internet.
Un témoin expert qui a comparu au procès de Dresde a rejeté la théorie de Muller sur l'échelle globale, déclarant : "Elle n'a aucun fondement scientifique : c'est comme l'astrologie, totalement inventée".
Le tribunal de Dresde a condamné Muller à quatre ans et demi de prison.
La police brésilienne a déclaré qu'elle garderait Muller jusqu'à ce qu'elle reçoive une demande d'extradition de l'Allemagne.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-20076791 '''Brazil arrests German conman over pseudo-science fraud'''. 24 October 2012.<br>'''Brazilian police have arrested a German conman who claimed to have developed a scheme which he said allowed him to predict lottery numbers, transmit data and improve online banking security.'''<br>Hartmut Muller, who had been convicted of a multi-million-dollar fraud in Germany, persuaded people to invest in the scheme supposedly based on gravitational waves.<br>He fled to Brazil when the evidence against him began to mount.<br>He is expected to be extradited.<br>Interpol agents arrested Muller, 58, in the southern city of Florianopolis on Tuesday.<br>He had moved there in January, fleeing a court case in the German city of Dresden, where he and three of his partners were on trial for fraud.<br>''''Vitality-generators''''<br>Muller conned some 3,000 investors out of about five million Euros ($6.5m, £4m), the court said.<br>He had invented a pseudo-scientific theory he called "global scaling", which he said allowed him to use gravitational waves to prevent electronic smog, use novel methods of scanning to be applied in medicine, and transmit "information without any limits in quantity, quality or time".<br>The court said Muller convinced investors with his impressive, and mainly fictitious, CV which included advanced degrees in applied mathematics and physics from the University of Saint Petersburg and "the Vernadski Medal first grade for his scientific achievements".<br>Muller used his bogus theory to develop a wealth of products, from "wellness devices" which could allegedly protect the buyer from electronic smog to "vitality-generators" to improve one's life force.<br>Brazilian media say he continued his scams even after he fled there, selling software which he said used his theory to improve internet banking security.<br>An expert witness who appeared at the trial in Dresden dismissed Muller's global scaling theory, saying:"It has no scientific grounding: it's like astrology, totally made up."<br>The court in Dresden sentenced Muller to four-and-a-half years in prison.<br>Brazilian police say they will hold Muller until they receive an extradition request from Germany.</ref>
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